San Diego—Intraarticular catheters cannot match the pain relief provided by adductor canal catheters in the first days after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), a new study has shown. Patients receiving adductor canal catheters also used significantly fewer opioids at both postoperative 24 and 48 hours than their counterparts receiving intraarticular catheters.
Marc W. Kaufmann, DO
“Adequate pain relief following total knee arthroplasty is critical,” said Marc W. Kaufmann,