A review of approaches and techniques for lower extremity nerve blocks

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 922-934

  De Tran, Quang Hieude ^a   Clemente, Antonio ^a   Finlayson, Roderick J ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROPIVACAINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBASE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; OBTURATOR NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SCIATIC NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 36749049304     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03026798     Document Type: Review

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