The efficacy of combined popliteal and ankle blocks in forefoot surgery

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1443-1446

  Samuel, Rohit ^a   Sloan, Andrew ^a   Patel, Kuntal ^a   Aglan, Magdy ^b   Zubairy, Aamir ^b  

^a Burnley General Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BURNLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANKLE NERVE BLOCK; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; FOREFOOT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPLITEAL NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 46749130914     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01133     Document Type: Article

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