Lower-extremity peripheral nerve blocks in the perioperative pain management of orthopaedic patients: AAOS exhibit selection

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 22, 2012, Pages

  Stein, Benjamin E ^a   Srikumaran, Umasuthan ^a   Tan, Eric W ^a   Freehill, Michael T ^a   Wilckens, John H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ABSCESS; ANESTHESIA; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FALLING; FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMATOMA; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LOWER EXTREMITY PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK; LUMBAR PLEXUS NERVE BLOCK; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; OBTURATOR NERVE BLOCK; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPLITEAL NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS NERVE BLOCK; SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK; SCIATIC NERVE INJURY;

EID: 84870194021     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.01706     Document Type: Review

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