EXPAREL Provides Pain Relief When It Matters Most

EXPAREL in Orthopedic Surgery

Orthopedic Surgeries

Please select a surgery type to learn more about the use of EXPAREL in procedures at your practice

Foot & ankle surgery

Hip surgery

Knee surgery

Shoulder surgery

Clinical & Economic Outcomes

EXPAREL is a cost-effective option for postsurgical pain management both in the hospital and in outpatient settings

*Recovery duration started with the transfer of the patient from the operating room to the postanesthesia care unit and concluded at the discharge of the patient from the ASC²

^†Pain measured using the visual analog scale⁴

^‡The clinical benefit of the decrease in opioid consumption was not demonstrated in the clinical trials

^§Compared with 0% of patients who received bupivacaine HCl alone⁴

ASC, ambulatory surgery center; THA, total hip arthroplasty; TJA, total joint arthroplasty; TKA, total knee arthroplasty; UKA, unicondylar knee arthroplasty.

Related Resources

Adductor Canal Block Study Summary

Download

Adductor Canal Block TKA Clinical Study

Download

Sciatic Nerve Block in the Popliteal Fossa Study Summary

Download

EXPAREL vs Bupivacaine

Download

View All Resources

References

Toy PC, Fournier MN, Throckmorton TW, Mihalko WM. Low rates of adverse events following ambulatory outpatient total hip arthroplasty at a free-standing surgery center. J Arthroplasty. 2018;33(1):46-50.
Shah RR, Cipparrone NE, Gordon AC, Raab DJ, Bresch JR, Shah NA. Is it safe? Outpatient total joint arthroplasty with discharge to home at a freestanding ambulatory surgical center. Arthroplast Today. 2018;4(4):484-487.
Parcells BW, Giacobbe D, Macknet D, et al. Total Joint Arthroplasty in a Stand-alone Ambulatory Surgical Center: short-term Outcomes. Orthopedics. 2016;39(4):223-228.
Mont MA, Beaver WB, Dysart SH, Barrington JW, Del Gaizo DJ. Local infiltration analgesia with liposomal bupivacaine improves pain scores and reduces opioid use after total knee arthroplasty: results of a randomized controlled trial. J Arthroplasty. 2018;33(1):90-96.
Patel MA, Gadsden JC, Nedeljkovic SS, et al. Brachial plexus block with liposomal bupivacaine for shoulder surgery improves analgesia and reduces opioid consumption: results from a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Pain Med. 2020;21(2):387-400.
Routman HD, Israel LR, Moor MA, Boltuch AD. Local injection of liposomal bupivacaine combined with intravenous dexamethasone reduces postoperative pain and hospital stay after shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2017;26(4):641-647.