Alcohol neurolysis of the sciatic and femoral nerves to improve pressure ulcer healing

Pain Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-149

  Wilkes, Denise ^a   Ganceres, Natalie ^a   Doulatram, Gulshan ^a   Solanki, Daneshvari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Nerve block; Neurolysis; Preoperative care; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; BACLOFEN; GABAPENTIN; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECUBITUS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMORAL NERVE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LEG PAIN; MALE; MYALGIA; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; SCIATIC NERVE; SKIN FLAP; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPASTICITY; ULCER HEALING; WOUND CARE;

ETHANOL; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NERVE BLOCK; PRESSURE ULCER; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 61549104164     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2008.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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