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 ...

Patients who underwent lower limb orthopedic surgery and received a single-shot femoral nerve block had an increased risk for falls during the early postoperative period. Recipients of a single-shot ...

Single-shot femoral nerve blockades or continuous FNB plus patient-controlled analgesia is more effective than PCA alone for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, according to a study published ...

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 ...

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, ...