A comparison of femoral/sciatic nerve block with lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block and combined spinal epidural anesthesia for total knee replacement arthroplasty

A comparison of femoral/sciatic nerve block with lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block and combined spinal epidural anesthesia for total knee replacement arthroplasty

BackgroundSeveral factors, such as compromised cardiopulmonary function, anticoagulative therapy, or anatomical deformity in the elderly, prevent general anesthesia and neuraxial blockade from being conducted for total knee replacement arthroplasty (TKRA). We investigated the efficacy of femoral/sci...

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Main Authors: Jong Hae Kim, Myoung Rae Cho, Si Oh Kim, Jung Eun Kim, Dong Keun Lee, Woon Seok Roh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2012-05-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:
epidural anesthesia
femoral nerve
nerve block
sciatic nerve
spinal anesthesia
total knee replacement
Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-62-448.pdf

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