Postoperative Analgesia With Local Infiltration After Femoral Neck Fracture

Postoperative Analgesia With Local Infiltration After Femoral Neck Fracture vs. Traditional Treatment of Pain With Opioids

Reducing pain is an essential factor for early mobilization after osteosynthesis of femoral neck fractures. Systemic opioids have side effects that might obstruct mobilization and induce delirium and nausea. The investigators hypothesized that wound infiltration results in reduction in systemic opioid usage and pain relief without side effects.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Femoral neck fracture
• Fracture due to low energy trauma
• Ability to understand danish and give informed consent
• Ability to walk before trauma
• Indication for osteosynthesis
• ≥ 8 in OMC (Orientation-Memory-Concentration) test with a possible maximum of 28 points
• Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Drug or medical abuse
• Drug intolerance
• Pathological fractures
• Inflammatory arthritis
• Patient included in the study with the contralateral hip