Regional anesthesia is an integral component of successful orthopedic surgery. Neuraxial
anesthesia is commonly used for surgical anesthesia while peripheral nerve blocks are …

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine introduced an intensive
workshop focused on lower-extremity peripheral nerve blockade in 2002. This review is the …

IMPLICATIONS: This meta-analysis suggests that regional anesthesia offers several
advantages over general anesthesia for ambulatory surgery, such as decreased …

Adductor canal block (ACB) for total knee arthroplasty is an alternative to using femoral
nerve block (FNB) and offers the advantage of preserving the motor function of the …

IMPLICATIONS: A combination of lumbar plexus and sciatic blocks with short-acting local
anesthetic is associated with a superior recovery profile compared with general anesthesia …

Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) have an increasingly important role in ambulatory
anesthesia and have many characteristics of the ideal outpatient anesthetic: surgical …

Background: Single-injection femoral nerve block analgesia and spinal anesthesia have
been associated with fewer postoperative nursing interventions and successful same-day …

Background: There is major controversy surrounding the use of hemiarthroplasty as
compared with total shoulder arthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis, and long-term …

Many regional anesthesia options are available for the management of postoperative pain
associated with major lower-limb surgery. Epidural analgesia is commonly used, but lumbar …

Sciatic nerve block (SNB) is commonly performed in combination with femoral nerve block
(FNB) for postoperative analgesia following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This systematic …