Philippe Marty, Olivier Rontes, Clément Chassery, Corine Vuillaume, Bertrand Basset, Mehdi Merouani, Constance Marquis, Benoit Bataille, Martine Chaubard, Marie Claude Mailles, Fabrice Ferré, Alain Delbos
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Among the different adjuvants, dexamethasone is one of the most accepted to prolong the effect of local anesthetics. This study aims to determine the superiority of perineural over systemic dexamethasone administration after a single-shot ankle block in metatarsal osteotomy. METHODS: We performed a prospective, double-blind, randomized study. A total of 100 patients presenting for metatarsal osteotomy with an ankle block were randomized into 2 groups: 30 mL ropivacaine 0...
April 6, 2018: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine