A local anesthesia without tourniquet for distal fibula hardware removal after open reduction and internal fixation: the safe use of epinephrine in the foot. A randomized clinical study.

In conclusion, the WALANT can be considered as a suitable option for distal fibula hardware removal in selected patients; it shows important clinical and economic advantages compared to the traditional loco-regional anaesthesia with tourniquet. This study also lays the foundation for the use of the WALANT beyond the field of hand surgery only. PMID: 30644283 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30644283?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents - January 17, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: J Biol Regul Homeost Agents Source Type: research