Conditions: Internal Derangement of Knee
Keywords: infrapatellar nerve saphenous nerve knee arthroscopy nerve block
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 68
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve blocks are effective in decreasing analgesic use, promoting earlier mobility, and improving long term outcome scores after knee arthroscopy.

Detailed description:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve blocks are effective in decreasing analgesic use, promoting earlier mobility, and improving long term outcome scores after knee arthroscopy. Randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled, study.

Arms:
arm 1: A sham infrapatellar block performed under US guidance with normal saline arm 2: An infrapatellar nerve block performed under US guidance with 0.25% bupivacaine

Interventions: intervention 1: 0.25% Bupivacaine intervention 2: Normal Saline
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 10cc, single dose, US guided injection intervention 2: 10cc, single dose, US guided injection

Protocol document: