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 ...

Using femoral nerve block catheters after ACL reconstruction maintains postoperative pain below the moderate-to-severe threshold for up to four days, according to a recent study. Brian Williams, MD, ...

The treatment, known as a femoral nerve block, acts as a local anaesthetic and can serve as an alternative to opioid painkillers.

November 1, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — For children with painful femur fractures, nerve blocks performed with ultrasound guidance can significantly improve pain control while reducing adverse ...

This prospective randomized trial studied patients undergoing primary, unilateral knee arthroplasty to determine whether using a catheter to deliver a continuous adductor canal block reduced the ...

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 ...

Spanning from the groin to the leg and stopping at the knee is the femoral artery. This artery carries oxygen-rich blood to each of your legs. The health of the femoral artery determines the health of ...

Femoral neuropathy refers to any disorder that results from damage to the femoral nerve, including femoral nerve pain. It can lead to pain, numbness, weakness, and possibly paralysis in the legs. The ...