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The purpose of this study is to evaluate how many patients require the addition of the obturator nerve block in the recovery room after the total knee surgery. Also to study the efficacy of blocking the obturator nerve in controlling their knee pain.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| True Obturator Nerve Block | Experimental |
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| Sham Block | Sham Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Oburator Nerve block | Procedure | Use of selective pain block. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| To assess the use of obturator Nerve block for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty | The need for rescue obturator nerve block in total knee arthoplasty patients who have sucessful femoral nerve block and sciatic nerve block in place. | 15 minutes in recovery room post operatively |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pain medication use intra-operatively and in the recovery room after surgery. Pain scores in recovery room. | During surgery and until discharge from recovery room. |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center | Hartford | Connecticut | 06105 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| C005703 | salicylhydroxamic acid |
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| Sham Injection in pectineus muscle. |
| Procedure |
Five minutes after the sham block pain was assessed in these patients. If pain score was 5 or greater a true obturator nerve block was performed on these patients. |
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