The sciatic nerve and knee arthroplasty: To block, or not to block-that is the question

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 421-423

  Ilfeld, Brian M ^a   Madison, Sarah J ^a  

^a University of California at San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; EDITORIAL; FEMORAL NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIATIC NERVE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 80053608071     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e31822940d2     Document Type: Editorial

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