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Acute Pain Management Protocol for Distal Femur, Proximal Tibia/Fibula and Knee Procedures

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Early recovery after surgery (ERAS) consisting of balanced and focused platforms of multimodal analgesia, regional anesthesia, and local infiltration analgesia can optimize perioperative outcomes for patients undergoing lower extremity orthopedic procedures. Regional analgesia for total knee arthroplasty has evolved to more distal and selective peripheral nerve blocks such as adductor canal block and IPACK block to allow for earlier postoperative ambulation and improved patient outcomes.

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Hong, J., Lai, Y.H. (2023). Acute Pain Management Protocol for Distal Femur, Proximal Tibia/Fibula and Knee Procedures. In: Li, J., Jiang, W., Vadivelu, N. (eds) First Aid Perioperative Ultrasound. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21291-8_23

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