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Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia for a Proximal Humerus Fracture: A Case Report
Samuel Shepard1, Eliud Seme Aluvaala2, H Brent Bamberger1
1Department of Orthopaedics, Kettering Health Grandview Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio.
Wide-awake local anesthesia no-tourniquet (WALANT) surgery, typically for hand procedures, was successfully used for a complex shoulder fracture. This demonstrates WALANT
Area of Science:
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Anesthesiology
- Trauma Management
Background:
- Wide-awake local anesthesia no-tourniquet (WALANT) surgery has gained popularity, challenging traditional views on epinephrine safety.
- Its application has historically been limited primarily to hand surgeries.
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