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Analgesia in patients with fractured shaft of femur
Author(s) -
Berry F.R.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1977.tb10009.x
Subject(s) - medicine , femur , femoral shaft , femoral nerve block , pain relief , fracture (geology) , surgery , femur fracture , femoral nerve , anesthesia , nerve block , geotechnical engineering , geology
Patients who have suffered from a fracture of the shaft of the femur require urgent pain relief and this is most effectively achieved by block of the femoral nerve.