Background The usefulness of peripheral nerve blockade in the anesthetic management of
hip surgery has not been clearly established. Because sensory afferents from the hip include …

BACKGROUND: Hip arthroplasty frequently requires potent postoperative analgesia, often
provided with an epidural or posterior lumbar plexus local anesthetic infusion. However …

Background and Objectives: A single injection lumbar plexus block for acute pain
management after hip surgery is usually limited to the immediate postoperative period. We …

Study objective Comparison of ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus block (LPB) and
suprainguinal fascia iliaca block (SIFIB) in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) …

Background: Continuous femoral or lumbar plexus blocks have been demonstrated to
provide effective postoperative analgesia of the lower extremity following total joint …

Background The authors tested the hypotheses that after hip arthroplasty, ambulation
distance is increased and the time required to reach three specific readiness-for-discharge …

Background Pain management is important for ensuring early mobilization after hip
arthroplasty; however, the optimal components remain controversial. Recently, the …

A computed tomographic scan was obtained in 35 patients to measure the depth and the
relationship of the branches of the lumbar plexus to the posterior superior iliac spine …

Background: Debate surrounds the issue of whether peripheral nerve blockade or
periarticular infiltration (PAI) should be employed within a contemporary, comprehensive …

Patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty experience substantial and sustained
postoperative pain. Inadequate analgesia may impede physical therapy and rehabilitative …