2023
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.49027
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Continuous Interscalene Nerve Block for a Midshaft Clavicle Fracture: An Opioid-Sparing Postoperative Analgesic Strategy

Daniel A Arnaut,
Theodis Maltbia,
Hamed Sadeghipour

Abstract: Postoperative pain after surgical clavicle fixation is difficult to treat and often responds incompletely to opioid analgesics. Unfavorable side effects and the risk of misuse of opioid analgesics make regional anesthetic techniques an attractive strategy for treating clavicular pain. Literature on continuous nerve blocks with catheter placement for more prolonged pain control for clavicle fractures is scarce, while such techniques are common for other shoulder surgeries. This case report presents a successful… Show more

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