A Prospective Analysis of Preoperative Fascia Iliaca Block for Hip Arthroscopy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Patients undergoing arthroscopic hip surgery have been shown to have significant
post-operative pain that may delay discharge, recovery, and early mobilisation. A
pre-operative regional anesthesia technique, the fascia iliaca block may be an effective
method for acute post-operative analgesia.
This is a prospective, randomized controlled study of the preoperative fascia iliaca block
for patients undergoing hip arthroscopy.
The enrolled patients will be randomized to receive either a fascia iliaca block with the
local anesthetic ropivacaine or to have a sham block. All patients will receive a general
anesthetic for the hip arthroscopy.