Femoral Nerve Block Use in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 404-416

  Mall, Nathan A ^a   Wright, Rick W ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PRICARA; PRILOCAINE; ROFECOXIB; ROPIVACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMUR; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77549083107     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.08.014     Document Type: Review

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