Incidence and severity of complications due to femoral nerve blocks performed for knee surgery

Knee

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 181-185

  Widmer, Benjamin ^a   Lustig, Sébastien ^a,b   Scholes, Corey J ^a   Molloy, Allen ^c   Leo, Sean P M ^a,d   Coolican, Myles R J ^a   Parker, David A ^a  

^a Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute   (Australia)

^b Dermatology Department   (France)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Singapore Army   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Complications; Femoral nerve block; Knee

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENDON REFLEX; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ARTHROPLASTY; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876836660     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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