Ultrasound-guided lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block in meralgia paresthetica

Korean Journal of Pain

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-118

  Kim, Jeong Eun ^a   Lee, Sang Gon ^a   Kim, Eun Ju ^a   Min, Byung Woo ^a   Ban, ong Suk ^a   Lee, Ji Hyang ^a  

^a Daegu Fatima Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve; Meralgia paresthetica; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LATERAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE BLOCK; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84861009702     PISSN: 20059159     EISSN: 20930569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3344/kjp.2011.24.2.115     Document Type: Article

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