Assessing Function and Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty With Combined Femoral and Popliteal Nerve Block

Assessing Function and Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty With Combined Femoral and Popliteal Nerve Block

The goal of this interventional study is to examine whether a pain management technique of combined femoral and popliteal nerve block is effective in total knee arthroplasty patients. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Are there differences in postoperative outcomes? Does the nerve block, age, preoperative quadriceps muscle strength and Oxford Knee Score of the patient predict early functional ability? Participants underwent total knee arthroplasty and assessments. Researchers compared pain management techniques to assess effects on postoperative outcomes and identified the importance of preoperative variables a predictors of early functional ability. Further research is required to refine postoperative pain management strategies.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Over the age of 18
• Electively assigned for primary knee replacement surgery.
• The American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status score 1-3.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Revision surgery.
• Patients suffering from chronic pain syndrome or chronic opioid use.
• Patients with previous neurological deficits in the lower extremities.
• A cognitive state that does not allow signing of consent or understanding simple instructions.