Feasibility and efficacy of ultrasound-guided block of the saphenous nerve in the adductor canal

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 578-580

  Manickam, Baskar ^a   Perlas, Anahi ^b   Duggan, Edel ^a   Brull, Richard ^b   Chan, Vincent W S ^b   Ramlogan, Reva ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEEDLE; NERVE STIMULATION; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS NERVE; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; ANKLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIGH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 74549202708     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181bfbf84     Document Type: Article

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