Use of spinal anesthesia during total hip replacement could affect leg length, according to an Ortho Supersite report. The research, presented at the 12th EFORT Congress 2011, examined 170 patients ...

Patients who have spinal anesthesia while doctors repair a broken hip have more pain and need more prescription painkillers afterward than those given general anesthesia, a new study finds. Spinal ...

Pain during the first 24 hours after hip fracture repair surgery was higher following spinal anesthesia than general anesthesia, according to a study of 1600 patients published in Annals of Internal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed use of spinal anesthesia during hip fracture surgery led to more pain in the first 24 ...

Patients who are black, Hispanic, on Medicaid or are uninsured may be less likely to receive regional anesthesia during hip and knee replacement surgery, possibly putting them at greater risk of ...

Hip replacement surgery, or hip arthroplasty, is a common procedure that can improve mobility and decrease pain in a hip joint that’s no longer functioning properly. The American College of ...

A randomized trial evaluating spinal as compared with general anesthesia for hip-fracture surgery in adults 50 years of age or older did not show superiority of spinal anesthesia with respect to a ...