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Orthopedic surgery is a broad surgical specialty with diverse procedures, regional areas of work, and pre- and postoperative pain control methods. Regional anesthesia, especially in the form of regional nerve blocks, can be completed for a vast majority of orthopedic procedures and reduce the postoperative pain and narcotic use. While these nerve blocks individually come with their own risks, they are often minimal, and the benefits of increased postoperative pain control often outweigh these risks. Intraoperatively, periarticular injections are a method of reducing postoperative pain control. The use of narcotics following orthopedic surgeries is ubiquitous, but increasing preoperative pain control counseling and education as well as the use of individualized opioid calculators have reduced postoperative narcotic prescription and increased patient awareness.

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Hanley, J., LoGiudice, A. (2021). Perioperative Analgesia for Orthopedic Surgery. In: Svider, P.F., Pashkova, A.A., Johnson, A.P. (eds) Perioperative Pain Control: Tools for Surgeons. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56081-2_14

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