Comparison of genicular nerve block and its combination with IPACK block for analgesia and recovery after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized trial
Heba M. Fathi, Ahmed M. Fahmy, Michael Adel Shaker, Alshaimaa Abdel Fattah Kamel · 2025
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Description
Heba Fathi, Ahmed Fahmy, Michael Adel Shaker, and Alshaimaa Abdel Fattah Kamel ran a randomized trial of nerve blocks for pain after knee replacement surgery, in this 2025 study. Good pain control speeds recovery. The team asked whether adding a second block, placed behind the knee, improves on a block around the knee alone.
Sixty-three patients were split into three groups: standard pain care, the knee block, or both blocks together. The combined group reported the lowest pain scores at nearly every check across the first day. They also waited longest before asking for morphine and used the least of it. Their knees worked best at the one-day mark as well. The single block still beat standard care on most measures.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Heba M. Fathi, Ahmed M. Fahmy, Michael Adel Shaker, Alshaimaa Abdel Fattah Kamel |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |