A Study of Postsurgical Pain Control for Lower Extremity Fractures

The opaque envelope, which was selected by the treating physician, will accompany each of the study participants will be opened and the patient identified as belonging to either Group 1 or Group 2. It is important to note that randomization of the envelopes were computer-generated and placed by a co-investigator; the treating physician is completely unaware of the order of the opaque envelopes. Patients in Group 1 will receive a standardized medication regimen including non-liposomal bupivacaine by soft-tissue injection at the conclusion of their surgical procedure. Those in Group 2 will receive non-liposomal bupivacaine and ExparelTM by soft-tissue injection at the conclusion of their surgical procedure. Study participants will undergo injection in this manner until the conclusion of the study.