Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) Lumbar Plexus Verses Periarticular
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Total hip arthroplasty is a one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures with
increasing numbers anticipated over the next several decades. The purpose of this study was
to find a better way to make patients comfortable after their hip surgery. Three different
ways of providing pain relief were compared, a peripheral nerve block in the lower back
outside of the spinal space (using bupivacaine, a numbing medicine), or injections around the
hip joint with one of two different medicines, either Ropivacaine or Liposomal Bupivacaine
(Exparel®).