The orthopaedic surgeons I work with all use intra-articular bupivacaine (+/- morphine or magnesium) after their knee arthroscopies. This usually works well, and I give no opioid, …

What is the best way to manage pain and provide analgesia after repair (dynamic hip screw or hemi-arthroplasty) of a fractured neck of femur? I ask because after some debate at my …

I had just finished performing a femoral nerve block (awake, ultrasound guided, 25 mL 0.375% ropivacaine) pre-induction for IM nailing of a fractured tibial shaft, when the orthope …

At my centre we routinely perform all total hip arthroplasties under spinal anesthesia, and believe very strongly that this improves patient management intra-operatively as well as …

An orthopedic surgeon that I work with has complained about the pain management of his total shoulder replacement patients. I always put a single-shot interscalene block in and the …

Orthopaedic surgeons at my institution are very opposed to the use of NSAIDs in general and diclofenac specifically, in the post-operative period following internal and external fi …

How beneficial is a single shot femoral nerve block for a patient undergoing a total knee replacement? They're quick and easy to do and fairly low risk but do the patients benefit …

I read an article in this month's Anesthesia & Analgesia that demonstrated a reduction in chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty after pregabalin use in the perioperative p …