BACKGROUND: Interscalene block (ISB) can provide pain relief after shoulder surgery, but
a reliable quantification of its analgesic benefits is lacking. This meta-analysis examines the …

Opioid use and abuse has become a national crisis in the United States. Many opioid
abusers become addicted through an initial course of legal, physician-prescribed …

Background Length of stay after total hip arthroplasty (THA) has decreased over the last two
decades. However, published studies that have examined same-day and early discharge …

We analyze the effects of a multimodal analgesic regimen on postoperative pain, function,
adverse effects and satisfaction compared to patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). Thirty-six …

Purpose Despite the recent advances in the understanding of pain mechanisms and the
introduction of new drugs and new techniques in the postoperative management, pain after …

Background Controversy exists as to whether early functional outcomes differ after total hip
arthroplasty performed using the direct anterior approach (DAA) or the posterolateral …

Background Newer surgical approaches to THA, such as the direct anterior approach, may
influence a patient's time to recovery, but it is important to make sure that these approaches …

BACKGROUND: Periarticular injections (PAIs) are becoming a staple component of
multimodal joint pathways. Motor-sparing peripheral nerve blocks, such as the infiltration …

Background Multimodal pain protocols have reduced opioid requirements and decreased
complications after elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) …

Background Although some surgeons strongly advocate for one approach over the other,
there are few data directly comparing the direct anterior approach with a miniposterior …