Clinical Study

Local Anesthetic Wound Infiltration after Osteosynthesis of Extracapsular Hip Fracture Does Not Reduce Pain or Opioid Requirements: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial in 49 Patients

Table 1

Criteria for Inclusion and exclusion.

Inclusion criteriaExclusion criteria

Trochanteric fracture or basal cervical fractureDrug intolerance
Indication for osteosynthesis with a sliding hip screwDrug or medical abuse
Fracture due to low energy traumaPathological fractures
Ability to walk before traumaInflammatory arthritis
SOMC (Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration) test ā‰„ 8 with a possible maximum of 28 pointsPatient included in the study with the contralateral hip
Informed consentā€‰