102 patients with any femur fracture requiring operative fixation or stabilization were randomized to either intraoperative injection of a solution of ropivacaine, epinephrine, and morphine or a control group which did not receive an intraoperative injection. Standard oral and intravenous analgesics were administered postoperatively. Pain scores and narcotic consumption were assessed over the first 48 hours after surgery. Results demonstrated significantly lower pain scores consistently over the first 12 hours postoperatively, and significantly lower narcotic consumption within the first 8 hours postoperatively, in the injection group compared to the control group.