Combined popliteal and saphenous nerve blocks at the knee: An underused alternative to general or spinal anesthesia for foot and ankle surgery

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 368-374

  Donohue, Cornelius M ^a,f   Goss, Larry R ^b,c,d   Metz, Samuel ^b   Weingarten, Michael S ^e   Dyal Jr , Larry B ^e  

^a HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Philadelphia Foot and Ankle   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Pennsylvania Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; NERVE BLOCK; POPLITEAL VEIN; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 4043147403     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/0940368     Document Type: Review

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