The effects of ultrasound-guided adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block on quadriceps strength and fall risk: A blinded, randomized trial of volunteers

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 321-325

  Kwofie, M Kwesi ^a   Shastri, Uma D ^b   Gadsden, Jeff C ^c   Sinha, Sanjay K ^d   Abrams, Jonathan H ^d   Xu, Daquan ^c   Salviz, Emine A ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPROCAINE;

ADDUCTION; ADDUCTOR CANAL BLOCK; ADULT; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK; HIP ADDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE EXTENSION; KNEE FUNCTION; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84880902051     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e318295df80     Document Type: Conference Paper

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