Abstract:Introduction: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is now being performed in the outpatient setting, and often the postoperative pain is managed with opioid analgesics. Non-opioid pain management modalities are in crucial demand, and we propose a surgical technique that can potentially result in less pain and the decrease in the use of opioid analgesia following TKA. The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of a novel peripheral nerve block (PNB) that includes a single injection and cathet… Show more
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