A Randomised Controlled Trial of Local Infiltration Analgesia Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Postoperative Analgesia Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Abstract

Background Total knee replacement is often associated with significant postoperative pain. Although the use of a femoral nerve block is well-established, local infiltration analgesia has gained popularity in recent years. We compared single-shot local infiltration analgesia with a singleshot femoral nerve block for patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty.

A guide to regional analgesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty

“…On a randomized control trial, 194 patients received FNB or infiltration for TKA, the FNB group had significantly lower amount of opioid use compared to the infiltration group. 58 …”