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A comparison of continuous epidural block with continuous ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty

Not Applicable
Conditions
gonarthrosis
osteoarthritis of the knee
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000011166
Lead Sponsor
TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria included the following: inability to give informed consent for language or cognitive reasons; contraindications for neuraxial blockade, including patient refusal and platelet count of <100,000 cells.ul-1; contraindications for epidural block, such as current therapy with anticoagulant drugs or infection overlying the proposed injection site; and contraindications to any of the study drugs.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional,observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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