Clinical evaluation of XaraColl^®, a bupivacaine-collagen implant, for postoperative analgesia in two multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot studies

Susan L Cusack1 Cusack Pharmaceutical Consulting, Burlington, NJCorrespondence[email protected]

Mark Jaros2 Summit Analytical, Denver, CO, USA

Michael Kuss3 Premier Research Group, Austin, TX, USA

Harold S Minkowitz4 Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA

Peter Winkle5 Advanced Clinical Research Institute, Anaheim, CA, USA

Lisa Hemsen6 Innocoll Technologies, Athlone, Ireland

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