The use of combined suprascapular and circumflex (articular branches) nerve blocks in the management of chronic arthritis of the shoulder joint

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-41

  Lewis, R N ^a,b  

^a South Shore Orthopaedic Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Limited movement; Nerve blocks; Pain; Shoulder joint; Treatment

Indexed keywords

PHENOL; PRILOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CIRCUMFLEX NERVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOULDER; SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHENOL; PRILOCAINE; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 0033063055     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1999.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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