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The Fascia Iliaca Block For Postoperative Pain Relief After Knee Surgery
Author(s) -
Wambold Daniel,
Carter Chris,
Rosenberg Andrew D.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
pain practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1533-2500
pISSN - 1530-7085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2001.01028.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fascia , surgery , pain relief , block (permutation group theory) , nerve block , knee surgery , anesthesia , postoperative pain , osteoarthritis , geometry , mathematics , alternative medicine , pathology
The fascia iliaca nerve block provides excellent postoperative pain relief after knee surgery. It is easy to perform, needle insertion is not directly next to nerves or vessels, and it is associated with minimal side effects. Instructive case reports as well as a description and discussion of the technique are presented.