Continuous Lumbar Plexus Block for Postoperative Pain Control After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Continuous Lumbar Plexus Block for Postoperative Pain Control After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Continuous lumbar plexus and femoral blocks have been demonstrated to provide effective
 postoperative analgesia of the lower extremity following total joint arthroplasty. The
 purpose of this study was to compare these two techniques when used with intravenous
 patient-controlled analgesia and the use of patient-controlled analgesia alone for
 postoperative pain management following unilateral total hip arthroplasty.
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Inclusion Criteria:

 -  18-80 years old

 -  primary diagnosis of osteoarthritis

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  allergy to local anesthetics

 -  peripheral neuropathy

 -  opioid dependency

 -  dementia

 -  coagulopathy