Efficacy of the Adductor Canal Approach to Saphenous Nerve Block for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Hamstring Autograft: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine Vol. 6; no. 10; p. 2325967118800948
• Main Authors: Kejriwal, Ritwik, Cooper, Jeremy, Legg, Andrew, Stanley, Jeremy, Rosenfeldt, Michael P., Walsh, Stewart J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2018; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Clinical trials; Knee; Orthopedics; Sports medicine; hamstring autograft; saphenous nerve block; ACL reconstruction; perioperative analgesia; adductor canal block

Background: For reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with hamstring autograft, perioperative analgesia can be achieved with multimodal analgesia and intra-articular local anesthesia infiltration with or without additional regional blocks. Saphenous nerve block (SNB) via the adducto...