Local infiltration analgesia was associated with improved early analgesia and ambulation. The addition of adductor canal nerve block was associated with further improvements in early ambulation and a higher incidence of home discharge.

This study suggests that DME programmes can be an effective strategy for equalising the distribution of family physicians and highlights the ways in which these programmes can facilitate recruitment and retention in underserviced areas, including being responsive to residents' personal preferences and objectives for learning and shaping their residency experiences to meet to these objectives.