The adductor canal block preserves quadriceps strength and provides equivalent levels of postoperative analgesia for outpatient ACL surgery as the conventional femoral nerve block, according to a new ...

For patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, a femoral nerve block (FNB) is associated with a lower incidence of excessive opioid consumption than adductor canal block (ACB ...

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 ...

Use of intermittent femoral and sciatic nerve block combined with an in-house physiotherapy protocol among patients with knee stiffness produced early gain of range of motion, less range-of-motion ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — Patients who undergo ACL reconstruction with an adductor canal nerve block have similar perioperative ...

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 ...

A new multicenter study led by Zachary Binder, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, provides compelling evidence that an ultrasound-guided nerve block can dramatically improve pain control for ...

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 ...

Pacira Biosciences PCRX announced that the FDA has accepted for review its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Exparel. The sNDA seeks to expand Exparel’s label to include a single-dose ...

A nerve block works by preventing pain signals from reaching the brain. There are permanent and temporary options. Both are generally safe procedures. Nerve blocks are an effective way to prevent, ...