Effectiveness of femoral nerve selective block in patients with spasticity: Preliminary results

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 692-696

  Albert, Thierry A ^a   Yelnik, Alain ^a   Bonan, Isabelle ^a   Lebreton, Frederique ^a   Bussel, Bernard ^b  

^a HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Femoral nerve; Nerve block; Rehabilitation; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PHENOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036260991     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.32307     Document Type: Article

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