Coad 1991.

Study characteristics
Methods	Parallel RCT Approved by the ethics committee and consents obtained Site: Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Nottingham, UK Data collection: not mentioned Funding: no information Registration: no information
Participants	50 participants with a hip fracture undergoing surgery with a pin and plate or a sliding hip screw Excluded: receiving analgesic drugs, diagnosis of dementia, regional anaesthesia considered indicated for surgery Type of fracture: hip fracture Anaesthetic technique for surgery: general anaesthesia Surgical technique: pin and plate or compression/screw fixation Mean age: 77 years (range 64 to 89) Percentage female: 84% Length of follow‐up: 24 hours
Interventions	Intervention 1: lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block (N = 17) Intervention 2: femoral (3‐in‐1) nerve block (N = 17) Comparator: no nerve block (N = 16)
Outcomes	Relevant to this review. Opioids. Complications. Not relevant to this review. Rescue analgesia. Duration of analgesia.
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