Liposomal bupivacaine has gained interest in recent literature for its potential to be an
effective adjunct to other pain control modalities in a multi-modal approach to
post-operative pain control. The goal of this investigation is to compare the efficacy of
local administration of liposomal bupivacaine versus the efficacy of a peripheral nerve block
in terms of post-operative pain scores after elective ankle and hindfoot surgery. The
investigators hypothesize that there will not be a significant difference in the pain scores
of these two groups in opioid naïve patients.