The present study examines adding local anesthetic injection superior to the sartorius at the level of the femoral triangle to block the intermediate femoral cutaneous nerve (IFCN) which is responsible for the innervation of the anterior thigh and the proximal part of the parapatellar incision used for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This may provide superior analgesia when added to dual subsartorial blockade in cases of total knee arthroplasty
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Postoperative resting visual analogue scale score.It's a 0-10 score where 0 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain
Timeframe: 1st 24 hours after surgery