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Pericapsular Nerve Group Block for Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery

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October 2024

Pericapsular Nerve Group Block for Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery

Vol: 306| Issue: 10| Number:16| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Pericapsular Nerve Group Block Leads to Small but Consistent Reductions in Pain Between 18 and 24 Hours Postoperatively in Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Arthroscopy . 2024 Feb;40(2):373-380.

Contributing Authors:
B Eppel MM Schneider S Gebhardt P Balcarek C Sobau J Wawer Matos A Zimmerer

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Sixty-eight patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) were randomized to receive either a pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block with 20 mL of 0.375% ropivacaine (n=34) or a sham block with 20 mL of saline (n=34). The primary outcome of interest was the pain score (visual analog score, VAS) during the first 24 hours postoperatively. Secondary outcomes included opioid use, postopera...

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