Clinical Trial: Femoral/Sciatic Block for Knee Surgery

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Continuous Femoral Nerve Blockade and Single Shot Sciatic Nerve Block Compared to Intrathecal Morphine for Total Knee Arthroplasty

Brief Summary: Knee arthroplasty has a high potential for postoperative pain. This study compares analgesia and postoperative bleeding from intrathecal morphine with the continuous femoral and a single-shot sciatic nerve blockades.