In 2014, one of my now-retired colleagues, Lyle Sorensen, said to then 57-year-old Seattle resident Mary Lou Hanske, “You definitely needed a new knee,” when she was in the recovery room following ...

A study, published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, examined different pain management techniques for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, Clinical Pain Advisory reports.

A recent study of an ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia technique, called femoral nerve block, shows that it leads to less opioid use and allows the majority of patients to go home within hours of ...

(HealthDay News) — Regional anesthesia, including peripheral nerve block (PNB), does not increase the risk of inpatient falls (IFs) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a study published ...

Knee or hip replacement patients who forego general anesthesia during surgery and instead receive pain-blocking medication recover more quickly and report less pain, according to the February issue of ...

In order to avoid some of the pain and the associated medications that can cause nausea, more patients are choosing an option to block pain just where it hurts. As knee replacement surgery becomes ...

Genicular nerve block injections provided temporary pain relief in knee osteoarthritis It can be an effective treatment option for patients waiting for, or wishing to defer surgery Results from a ...

Patients who are black, Hispanic, on Medicaid or are uninsured may be less likely to receive regional anesthesia during hip and knee replacement surgery, possibly putting them at greater risk of ...

A recent study of an ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia technique, called femoral nerve block, shows that it leads to less opioid use and allows the majority of patients to go home within hours of ...