Ankle Blocks Can Minimize the Need for Opiates in Forefoot Surgery

Category: Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: Postoperative pain following forefoot surgery is often difficult to control with oral medications requiring large doses of opioid analgesia. Regional anaesthesia is an alternative approach that reduces the need for general anaesthetic and can provide...

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Main Authors: Ippokratis Pountos MD, MSc, Nazzar Tellisi MSc, MB ChB, FRCS(Tr&Orth), Pawan Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00347