The Effect of Subsartorial Saphenous Block on Postoperative Pain Following Major Ankle and Hind Foot Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-02-28
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study investigates the effect of a ultrasound-guided subsartorial saphenous block on postoperative pain following major ankle and hind foot surgery.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Aarhus
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Elective ankle or hind foot surgery either: (1) total ankle arthroplasty, (2) ankle arthrodesis (3) subtalar arthrodesis or (4) triple arthrodesis

• Age ≥ 18

• American Society of Anaesthesiology Classification I-III

• Informed consent both orally and in writing after the patient has fully understood the protocol and its limitations.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Communication problems or dementia

• Allergies to any medical product used in the study

• Neuropathy of the sciatic or femoral nerve prior to the operation

• Morbus Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, diabetic neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease

• Daily use of opioids

• Coagulation disorders

• Infection at the site of injection or systemic infection