Fascia Iliaca Compartment Blocks for Pain Control in Hip Fractures

Fascia Iliaca Compartment Blocks to Improve Preoperative Pain Control in Elderly Hip Fractures

This study is comparing the use of a peripheral nerve block and standard opioid pain medications in pain control in hip fractures prior to surgery. A peripheral nerve block is a procedure that injects numbing medicine around a nerve to help decrease the pain, motion, and sensation around the painful site temporarily. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if peripheral nerve blocks are more effective for pain control than just standard opioid pain medication while decreasing the amount of side effects from opioid medication.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 50 or older, low energy hip fracture, acute hip fracture

Exclusion Criteria:

• On anticoagulants, hardware present near injection site, preexisting nerve injury.