The addition of an adductor canal block to periarticular injection for total knee replacement did not significantly impact the time to meet discharge criteria, according to recently published results.

Overall, 42 patients received the intra-articular catheter with a constant infusion of 0.5% bupivacaine at 4 mL per hour and 43 patients received the adductor canal block with 0.2% ropivacaine at ...

Once the block in the superficial femoral artery has been demonstrated, an incision is made over the adductor canal, and the adductor magnus, tendon and fascia divided. The artery is found ...

The adductor canal block preserves quadriceps strength and provides equivalent levels of postoperative analgesia for outpatient ACL surgery as the conventional femoral nerve block, according to a new ...

Traditionally, an anesthesiologist places an adductor canal block, if the patient needs one, following a knee replacement procedure. Robert Jamieson, MD, hip and knee replacement specialist at ...

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References: Pacira announces FDA approval of expanded Exparel label to include two additional nerve block indications. News release. Pacira BioSciences, Inc. November 10, 2023.

The FDA approves Pacira's (PCRX) supplemental new drug application to expand the label of Exparel to include both sciatic and femoral nerve blocks.

Surgeons use an adductor canal block for anesthesia and analgesia to perform operations on the knee, medial lower leg, and ankle. A sciatic nerve block in the popliteal fossa is administered to ...

— New indications for use as an adductor canal block and sciatic nerve block in the popliteal fossa will significantly extend reach within more than 3 million lower extremity procedures — An ...

One major reason why our patients get back on their feet so quickly after total knee arthroplasty is our adoption of a relatively new ultrasound-guided PNB: adductor canal block (ACB), which was ...

This prospective randomized trial studied patients undergoing primary, unilateral knee arthroplasty to determine whether using a catheter to deliver a continuous adductor canal block reduced the ...