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Analgesia and functional outcome after total knee arthroplasty: periarticular infiltration vs continuous femoral nerve block.

F Carli, A Clemente, J F Asenjo, D J Kim, G Mistraletti, M Gomarasca, A Morabito, and M Tanzer

Br J Anaesth 105(2):185-95 (2010) PMID 20551021

Capacity to ambulate represents an important milestone in the recovery process after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to determine the analgesic effect of two analgesic techniques and their impact on functional walking capacity as a measure of surgical recovery.

DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq112
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