Nerve blocks for optimal postoperative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty
10.17085/apm.2019.14.3.249
- Author:
Bora LEE
1
;
Yong Seon CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yschoi@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Nerve blocks;
Pain management;
Total knee arthroplasty
- MeSH:
Adult;
Analgesia;
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee;
Early Ambulation;
Humans;
Nerve Block;
Pain Management;
Pain, Postoperative;
Peripheral Nerves
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2019;14(3):249-254
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The use of ideal pain management modalities after total knee arthroplasty facilitates enhanced recovery by promoting early ambulation and controlling postoperative pain. To achieve these goals, multimodal analgesia, including motor-sparing peripheral nerve blocks, appears to be promising in older adults undergoing total knee arthroplasty. This review describes optimal nerve blocks, as a part of multimodal analgesia for total knee arthroplasty, and the scientific basis of each technique.
