Using femoral nerve block catheters after ACL reconstruction maintains postoperative pain below the moderate-to-severe threshold for up to four days, according to a recent study. Brian Williams, MD, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Continuous peripheral nerve block has been shown to be superior to traditional opioid-based analgesia in terms ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — The extended-release formulation of the local anesthetic bupivacaine is just as effective as a femoral nerve block for relieving pain after total knee replacement surgery, new research ...

Providers may bill for a regional anesthetic technique as a service separate from the anesthetic if the regional anesthetic technique is performed primarily for postoperative analgesia. Reporting pain ...

Femoral neuropathy refers to any disorder that results from damage to the femoral nerve, including femoral nerve pain. It can lead to pain, numbness, weakness, and possibly paralysis in the legs. The ...