Continuous lumbar plexus block for postoperative pain control after total hip arthroplasty a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-37

  Marino, Joseph ^a   Russo, Joseph ^a   Kenny, Maureen ^a   Herenstein, Robert ^a   Livote, Elayne ^b   Chelly, Jacques E ^c  

^a HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE; ROPIVACAINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE BLOCK; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 58649122494     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00079     Document Type: Article

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