Foot and Ankle Clinic Application for Liposomal Related Anesthetic

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-11-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to review the use of surgeon applied liposomal release anesthetic (Exparel) for post operative analgesia.

Hypothesis: Surgeon applied use of liposomal related anesthetic provides excellent post operative analgesia. Immediated and 72 hour narcotic use will be significantly impacted by the use of this modality.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.
• Collaborator: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
• Treatments: Anesthetics

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any patient scheduled for ankle arthrodesis, a tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis, hindfoot arthrodesis including subtalar, double, triple, or isolated talonavicular arthrodesis

• Patients over the age of 18

• The subject is psychosocially, mentally, and physically able to understand and comply with the requirements of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• < 18 years of age

• Patients with a history of infection

• Patients diagnosed with neuropathy or any form of numbness or loss of feeling in the arms or legs due to damaged nerves

• Patients having surgery on both feet at the same time

• Patients having any other different type of foot and ankle surgery