An anatomic and clinical study of the suprascapular and axillary nerve blocks for shoulder arthroscopy

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1061-1068

  Nam, Yong Seok ^a   Jeong, Jae Jung ^b   Han, Seung Ho ^a   Park, Sang Eun ^b   Lee, Sang Mook ^c   Kwon, Min Jeong ^b   Ji, Jong Hun ^b   Kim, Kwang Sub ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Daejeon St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anatomic Study; Axillary nerve block; Cadaver Dissection; Level II; Prospective Cohort Study; Shoulder arthroscopy; Suprascapular nerve block; Treatment Study Basic Science

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC; MEPIVACAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; AXILLARY NERVE BLOCK; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SHOULDER SURGERY; SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE BLOCK; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ARTHROSCOPY; AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SCAPULA; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 80053051679     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.04.022     Document Type: Article

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