75
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2015
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2016
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2016
Femoral nerve catheter and sciatic nerve block
This nerve block is believed to cause both muscle weakness and numbness. A catheter remains in place for up to 36 hours after surgery for the purpose of adding additional medication should the patient require it. This technique causes both the front and the back of the knee to be numb.
Adductor canal catheter and selective tibial block
This nerve block is believed to cause numbness only, without any muscle weakness. A catheter remains in place for up to 36 hours after surgery for the purpose of adding additional medication should the patient require it to control pain. This technique causes both the front and the back of the knee to be numb.
Adductor canal catheter only
This nerve block is believed to cause numbness only, without any muscle weakness. A catheter remains in place for up to 36 hours after surgery for the purpose of adding additional medication should the patient require it. This technique causes only the front of the knee to be numb
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
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