Postoperative pain management with transdermal fentanyl after forefoot surgery: a randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Background: Quality of life is decreased in patients with hallux valgus deformity, mainly because of pain. Significant improvement is usually achieved by surgery. However, postoperative pain can be moderate to severe for 2-3 days.

Postoperative fentanyl patch versus subacromial bupivacaine infusion in arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Purpose: The purpose of our study was to compare the effectiveness of subacromial bupivacaine infusion and a transdermal fentanyl patch in the treatment of postoperative pain after arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Methods: Sixty patients with rotator cuff disease scheduled for elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery were enrolled in the study. For the treatment of postoperative pain, 30 patients constituted group F and received a 12.