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  • Effectiveness of ultrasound-guided canal adductor blockade for chronic pain and functioning in knee osteoarthritis [Elektronski vir] : a prospective longitudinal observational study
    Salihović, Mensur ...
    Background and Objective. Knee osteoarthritis is a serious epidemiological problem that causes severe pain and impairs abilities. We investigated the effects of adductor canal blockade (ACB) on ... chronic osteoarthritis knee pain, motor function, and mobility. Methods. Seventy-seven patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis pain received ultrasound-guided ACB with 14 ml 0.25% levobupivacaine and 100 mcg clonidine. At baseline and 1 month after the blockade, we assessed maximal and minimal pain intensity in the knee using a numeric rating scale (NRS) and the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). The range of motion in extension and flexion (ROMext and ROMflex) and quadriceps muscle strength of both knees (QS), Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), and 30-Second Chair Stand Test (30CST) results were determined at baseline, 1 hour, 1 week, and 1 month after the blockade. Results. ACB with levobupivacaine and clonidine appeared to decrease pain severity ( 8.13 to 4.2, and 3.32 to 1.40, ). Similarly, knee ROMext decreased from 3.90 preintervention to 2.89 postintervention at 1 month, ; ROMflex decreased from 5.70 to 3.29, ; TUG time decreased from 3.22 to 2.93, <0.001; QS increased from 18.43 to 22.77, ; CST increased from 8.23 to 10.74, . The KOOS for pain (36.40 to 58.34), symptoms (52.55 to 64.32), activities of daily living functions (ADLs, 36.36 to 60.77), and quality of life (QoL, 17.87 to 30.97) also increased, all . Conclusion. ACB appeared to decrease pain and increase ambulation. If our preliminary results are reproducible in a planned randomized controlled trial, ACB could be a useful adjunctive pain therapy in patients with disabling pain due to knee OA.
    Source: BioMed research international [Elektronski vir]. - ISSN 2314-6141 (Vol. 2022, 2022, str. 1-10)
    Type of material - e-article ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2022
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 94589699

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