Articles: nerve-block.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jul 2003
Motor branch of the rectus femoris: anatomic location for selective motor branch block in stiff-legged gait.
To determine the ideal target point for selective motor branch block of the rectus femoris to treat stiff-legged gait. ⋯ The point T is the most suitable target point to selectively block the motor branch of the rectus femoris without affecting the other 3 motor branches of the femoral nerve in the treatment of stiff-legged gait.
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The aims of this study are to determine if the injection of a single large dose of local anesthetics into the paravertebral space increases the risks of inducing toxicity compared with multiple small injections and to describe ropivacaine plasma concentrations resulting from paravertebral blockade. ⋯ The injection of a single large bolus of local anesthetics into the paravertebral space does not increase its absorption. Maximal ropivacaine plasma concentrations resulting from paravertebral blockade are similar to those reported with equivalent doses of bupivacaine.
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To determine the number of interscalene blocks that are necessary for a resident in anesthesiology to complete so as to achieve autonomous success with that specific block. ⋯ Experience with only 40 unspecified peripheral nerve blocks, as currently required by the Residency Review Committee as of January 2001, may not provide adequate opportunity for an individual to develop expertise in regional anesthesia.