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Multiligament Knee Reconstruction

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Supine, arms tucked
Time : 4+ hours (very long)
Blood Loss : Moderate (50 - 200 ml)
Post-op Pain : High (7-10)
Maintenance Paralytic : Yes
Blocks : Adductor Canal, Femoral, Sciatic, IPACK
Considerations : Tourniquet, Fluoroscopy / Xray

Anesthetic Approaches

1GETT
2GETT, Nerve Block
3Spinal
The Surgery

Examination under anesthesia - the knee is stressed in every direction once the patient is asleep, which is the only reliable way to know which structures have failed. Arthroscopy - the joint is...

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