Pain control using liposomal bupivacaine after knee replacement surgical procedures: a plain language summary

This Plain Language Summary of Publication article (PLSP) from Pain Management compared two numbing medications for knee pain after total knee replacement surgery: shorter-acting bupivacaine versus longer-lasting liposomal bupivacaine (gradual-release version).

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This PLSP is based on an article called ‘A Phase 3 Active-Controlled Trial of Liposomal Bupivacaine via Adductor Canal Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty’ and was published in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

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• adductor canal block
• Knee Replacement
• liposomal bupivaccaine
• pain relief
• plain language summary