Complications of Femoral Nerve Blockade in Total Knee Arthroplasty and Strategies to Reduce Patient Risk

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 564-568

  LaReau, Justin M ^a   Robbins, Claire E ^b   Talmo, Carl T ^b   Mehio, Abdel K ^b   Puri, Lalit ^c   Bono, James V ^b  

^a Hinsdale Orthopaedic Associates SC   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Complications; Femoral nerve catheter; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CASE STUDY; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NERVE BLOCK; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANGE OF MOTION; RISK REDUCTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BUPIVACAINE; CATHETERS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858281657     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2011.06.028     Document Type: Article

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