Ultrasound- or Nerve Stimulation-Guided Wrist Blocks for Carpal Tunnel Release: A Randomized Prospective Comparative Study

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-368

  Macaire, Philippe ^a   Singelyn, François ^b   Narchi, Patrick ^b   Paqueron, Xavier ^b  

^a Dubai Medical Suites ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

^b Centre Clinical   (France)

Author keywords

Nerve stimulation; Subepineurium injection; Ultrasound; Wrist blocks

Indexed keywords

MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORY NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR NERVE; ULTRASOUND; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; ULNAR NERVE; WRIST;

EID: 48349114513     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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