Nerve blocks have become integral to perioperative analgesia in hip surgery, offering targeted interruption of nociceptive pathways to reduce pain, minimise opioid requirements and enhance early ...

In patients undergoing ambulatory hip arthroscopy, preoperative pericapsular nerve group block vs sham block did not reduce the use of opioids or improve quality of recovery at 24 hours ...

I still remember when a patient woke up from hip surgery in tears—tears of relief. She had been terrified of waking up groggy and overwhelmed by narcotics, a stark contrast to her previous experience.