The aim of the study is to investigate whether the addition of an adductor canal block to a femoral triangle block will provide better analgesia for patients after total knee replacements.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
40
Single shot block with 0.5% bupivacaine 10mls
Single shot block with 0.5% bupivacaine 10mls
Changi General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
Opioid consumption
Morphine
Time frame: 24 hours
Opioid consumption
Morphine
Time frame: 48 hours
Muscle strength
measured with dynanometer
Time frame: 24 hours
Muscle strength
measured with dynanometer
Time frame: 48 hours
Time to up and go test
Time to get up from chair, walk 3 meters and return to chair
Time frame: 24 hours
Time to up and go test
Time to get up from chair, walk 3 meters and return to chair
Time frame: 48 hours
30 Chair stand test
Number of times a patient can stand up from sitting position in 30 seconds
Time frame: 24 hours
30 Chair stand test
Number of times a patient can stand up from sitting position in 30 seconds
Time frame: 48 hours
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