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Effects of Intraoperative Local Pain Injections on Early Function & Patient-Reported Outcomes

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June 2025

Effects of Intraoperative Local Pain Injections on Early Function & Patient-Reported Outcomes

Vol: 307| Issue: 6| Number:127| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effects of Intraoperative Local Pain Cocktail Injections on Early Function and Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

J Orthop Trauma . 2023 Sep 1;37(9):433-439.

Contributing Authors:
R Ihejirika-Lomedico S Solasz N Lorentz KA Egol P Leucht

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Synopsis

One hundred eighty-four patients with OTA/AO 31A1-3 and 31B1-3 hip fractures undergoing surgical fixation were randomized to receive either a multimodal intraoperative pain cocktail injection (bupivacaine, morphine sulfate, ketorolac; n=75) or no injection (n=109). The primary outcome was postoperative pain (VAS score). Secondary outcomes included narcotic usage (MME), ambulation distance, complic...

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