Adductor canal block can result in motor block of the quadriceps muscle

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 170-171

  Chen, Junping ^a   Lesser, Jonathan B ^a   Hadzic, Admir ^a   Reiss, Wojciech ^a   Resta Flarer, Francesco ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE BLOCK; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 84894411571     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000053     Document Type: Article

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