Popliteal fossa block for postoperative analgesia after foot surgery in infants and children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 511-514

  Tobias, Joseph D ^a   Mencio, Gregory A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Club foot repair; Pediatric orthopedic surgery; Popliteal fossa block; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

NALBUPHINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERONEUS NERVE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SCIATIC NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0033043324     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199907000-00017     Document Type: Article

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