Effect of a single shot sciatic nerve block combined with a continuous femoral block on pain scores after total knee arthroplasty. A randomized controlled trial

Background and Purpose: Postoperative pain after knee arthroplasty (TKA) is reported as severe in up to 60% of patients. Continuous femoral nerve blocks (CFNB) are a choice for major knee repair, but controversies remain about the need of supplemental sciatic Nerve blocks (SNB) for better analgesia....

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Main Author: Carvalho, Raul (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1366
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chporto.pt:10400.16/1366