Evaluation of Motor Sparing Knee Block to Infiltration Analgesia for Pain Following Knee Arthroplasty
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Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
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Summary
Patients undergoing primary total knee replacement will receive either motor sparing knee
block to be performed by anesthesia or periarticular local anesthetic infiltration at the end
of surgery by surgeons to assess pain relief as well as capacity to ambulate early. The motor
sparing knee block will be performed prior to surgery using ultrasonography and the effect of
adding dexmedetomidine, an alpha 2 agonist to the injectate with regards to prolonging the
duration of analgesia will be assessed.