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Your surgeon, anesthesiologist and you as the patient are
involved in deciding whether a nerve block is right for
your particular surgery. In some cases, a nerve block may
be used instead of general anesthesia during surgery.
ON-Q
C-bloc has been used for a variety of surgeries. It is particularly
effective for orthopedic procedures where a nerve block
may be used. With ON-Q C-bloc the nerve block does not wear
off giving you pain relief throughout your recovery.
Examples
of these procedures include:
Orthopedic
Surgery
- Foot
and Ankle Surgery
- general
foot or ankle surgery
- ACL
- ACL
surgery is required when the ACL, one of the major
ligaments around the knee, is torn; this can happen
when a force rotates the lower leg while the knee
is bent
- Knee
Replacement
- injured
or damaged parts of the knee joint are replaced with
artificial parts; the procedure is performed by separating
the muscles and ligaments around the knee to expose
the knee capsule (the tough, gristle-like tissue surrounding
the knee joint)
- Rotator
Cuff
- Subacromial
Decompression
- repairing
the rotator cuff tendons, which are inflamed and causing
pain when performing certain activities
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