WAFER Trial: A randomized controlled trial comparing Wide-awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) to General and Regional Anesthesia with tourniquet for Flexor Tendon Repair.

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Title: WAFER Trial: A randomized controlled trial comparing Wide-awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) to General and Regional Anesthesia with tourniquet for Flexor Tendon Repair.
Authors: Faderani R; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, London, United Kingdom.; Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, United Kingdom., Kanapathy M; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, London, United Kingdom.; Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, United Kingdom., Bray J; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, London, United Kingdom., Dehbi HM; Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit, University College London, United Kingdom., Panca M; Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit, University College London, United Kingdom., Vindrola-Padros C; Department of Targeted Intervention, University College London, United Kingdom., Beecham E; Department of Targeted Intervention, University College London, United Kingdom., Burr N; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, London, United Kingdom., Williams N; Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, United Kingdom., De La Cruz Monroy M; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust, Leeds, United Kingdom., Pywell M; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom., Bhat W; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust, Leeds, United Kingdom., Wong J; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.; Blond McIndoe Laboratories, Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom., Mosahebi A; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, London, United Kingdom.; Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, United Kingdom., Nikkhah D; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, London, United Kingdom.; Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, United Kingdom.
Source: Plastic and reconstructive surgery [Plast Reconstr Surg] 2026 Jul 01. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 01.
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