Asploro Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Case Reports

Asploro Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Case Reports

Yan Zeng¹, Yan Xu^1*
1Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Yan Xu
Address: Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37# Wainan Guoxue Road, Chengdu 610041, People’s Republic of China.
Received date: 28 February 2023; Accepted date: 13 March 2023; Published date: 18 March 2023

Citation: Zeng Y, Xu Y. Application of Genicular Nerves Block Combined with iPACK Block in Postoperative Analgesia of Total Knee Arthroplasty. Asp Biomed Clin Case Rep. 2023 Mar 18;6(1):47-49.

Copyright © 2023 Zeng Y, Xu Y. This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords: Total Knee Arthroplasty, Genicular Nerves Block, Infiltration Between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of Knee, Analgesia, Case Report

Abstract

The incidence of moderate to severe pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) ranges from 30-60% [1]. In the context of enhanced recovery after surgery, multimodal analgesia with peripheral nerve block as the core has become the main method of postoperative analgesia after TKA, and good analgesia is conducive to the early recovery of patients. Genicular nerve block (GNB) provides good analgesia anterior to the knee, while infiltration between the popliteal artery and capsule of the knee (iPACK) block provides good analgesia posterior to the knee [2]. We report a case of genicular nerve block combined with iPACK block for postoperative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty.