Sciatic nerve palsy after total hip arthroplasty in a patient receiving continuous lumbar plexus block

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1180-1182

  Ben David, Bruce ^a   Joshi, Rama ^a   Chelly, Jacques E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0141681092     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000080203.58659.83     Document Type: Article

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