Newer equipment and improved ultrasound imaging make femoral nerve blocks a more viable choice for post-operative pain relief in total joint replacements, allowing patients to block pain just where it ...

Improving methods for pain relief and rapid recovery after knee replacement surgery is important for several reasons: The procedure is one of the most commonly done surgeries in the country, it is ...

Postoperative pain is a primary reason young children and teenagers spend a night in the hospital after knee surgery. A recent study by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that an ...

Sheep are frequently used for orthopedic studies 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Orthopedic surgeries are expected to elicit pain. This pain should be mitigated as much as possible, for both humane reasons (to keep ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Exparel (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) to include both single-dose sciatic nerve ...

Can a new liposomal bupivacaine product provide long-lasting nerve block with a single injection? An initial study in humans shows promise — but also some "confusing results." Can a new liposomal ...

This prospective randomized trial studied patients undergoing primary, unilateral knee arthroplasty to determine whether using a catheter to deliver a continuous adductor canal block reduced the ...