Femoral nerve block for diaphyseal and distal femoral fractures in the emergency department

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89 A, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2599-2603

  Mutty, Christopher E ^a   Jensen, Erik J ^b   Manka, Michael A ^b   Anders, Mark J ^b   Bone, Lawrence B ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 36849055935     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00413     Document Type: Article

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