From: Relationships between post operative pain management and short term functional mobility in total knee arthroplasty patients with a femoral nerve catheter: A preliminary study
Day post op
FNC and PCA group
PCA only
Day 1 Flexion (degrees)
30.3 ± 7.5
29.4 ± 7.7
Day 2 Flexion (degrees)
43.8 ± 10.4
46.3 ± 7.1
Day 3 Flexion (degrees)
66.2 ± 6.9
67.1 ± 7.8
Day 4 Flexion (degrees)
83.3 ± 7.3
80.2 ± 6.8