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The Effect Of Dexmedetomidine As Adjuvant To Ropivacaine 0.1% For Femoral Nerve Block On Strength Of Quadriceps Muscle In Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Femoral nerve block (FNB) has been considered as an excellent analgesic modality in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) pain control. However, relatively high concentration of ropivacaine could lead to quadriceps muscle weakness and increase the risk of postoperative falls. OBJECTIVE: This dou...

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Autores principales: Yang, Xiaoyu, Kang, Wenbin, Xiong, Wei, Lu, Dihan, Zhou, Zhibin, Chen, Xi, Zhou, Xue, Feng, Xia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6930515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31908520
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S217283