Danninger T, Opperer M, Memtsoudis SG. Perioperative pain control after total knee arthroplasty: An evidence based review of the role of peripheral nerve blocks. World J Orthop 2014; 5(3): 225-232 [PMID: 25035824 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v5.i3.225]
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Stavros G Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, FCCP, Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, United States. memtsoudiss@hss.edu
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Orthopedics
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World J Orthop. Jul 18, 2014; 5(3): 225-232 Published online Jul 18, 2014. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v5.i3.225
Perioperative pain control after total knee arthroplasty: An evidence based review of the role of peripheral nerve blocks
Thomas Danninger, Mathias Opperer, Stavros G Memtsoudis
Thomas Danninger, Stavros G Memtsoudis, Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, United States
Mathias Opperer, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg 5020, Austria
Author contributions: Danninger T, Opperer M and Memtsoudis SG contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Stavros G Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, FCCP, Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, United States. memtsoudiss@hss.edu
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Received: December 19, 2013 Revised: April 7, 2014 Accepted: May 13, 2014 Published online: July 18, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Over the last decades, the number of total knee arthroplasty procedures performed has increasing dramatically. This very successful intervention, however, is associated with significant postoperative pain, and adequate postoperative analgesia is mandatory in order to allow for successful rehabilitation and recovery. The use of regional anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks has facilitated and improved this goal. In contrast to patient controlled analgesia using opioids, patients with a regional anesthetic technique suffer from fewer adverse events and show higher patient satisfaction. This review provides a short overview of currently used regional anesthetic and analgesic techniques focusing related implications, considerations and outcomes.
