Does injection of local anaesthetic into the joint after total knee replacement affect range of motion?

• Conditions: Knee range of motion following total knee replacement; Osteoarthritis; Surgery - Other surgery; Anaesthesiology - Pain management; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000719538
• Lead Sponsor: Michael Hunter

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-07-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

All patients with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis undergoing bilateral total knee arthoplasty

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with allergies to any of the used analgesic agents, patients unable to undergo a femoral sheath or sciatic nerve block. Patient’s with prior surgeries on their knee, for example prior knee arthroscopies, high tibial osteotomy, tibial or femoral nail, open reduction and internal fixation of the distal femur will all be excluded from the study. Patients with either a varus or valgus knee deformity were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified