Economic benefits of WALANT anaesthesia in metacarpal and phalangeal fracture surgery

Benjamin Trautz, Philipp Moog, Inessa Suhova, Jun Jiang, Oliver Schöffski, Hans-Guenther Machens, Haydar Kükrek

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume): Journal of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand & Official Journal of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand

Published online on February 16, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Volume 51, Issue 5, Page 617-622, May 2026.
Introduction:The wide-awake-local-anaesthesia-no-tourniquet (WALANT) technique is increasingly used in hand surgery, avoiding general or regional anaesthesia and upper arm tourniquets. Clinical and economic benefits have been shown especially for trigger ...