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Liposomal Bupivacaine and Post-op Pain for Femoral Neck Fracture Treated by Hemiarthroplasty

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February 2025

Liposomal Bupivacaine and Post-op Pain for Femoral Neck Fracture Treated by Hemiarthroplasty

Vol: 307| Issue: 2| Number:26| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Liposomal Bupivacaine Does Not Decrease Postoperative Pain in Patients with Intracapsular Femoral Neck Fracture Treated with Hemiarthroplasty: HEAT-A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

J Bone Joint Surg Am . 2024 Nov 6;106(21):1957-1962.

Contributing Authors:
KK Kang L Voyvodic D Komlos S Swiggett MK Ng

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Synopsis

Fifty patients with isolated intracapsular femoral neck fractures undergoing hip hemiarthroplasty were randomized to receive either intraoperative liposomal bupivacaine with bupivacaine hydrochloride (n=25) or bupivacaine hydrochloride alone (n=25). The primary outcomes of interest were postoperative pain scores measured by the visual analog scale (VAS), total morphine milligram equivalents (MME) ...

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