Pacira Pharmaceuticals announced that the Phase 3 trial assessing the safety and efficacy of Exparel (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) in femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty ...

The adductor canal block preserves quadriceps strength and provides equivalent levels of postoperative analgesia for outpatient ACL surgery as the conventional femoral nerve block, according to a new ...

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Femoral neuropathy involves pain, numbness, and weakness in the thigh that results from damage to the femoral nerve. Common causes are surgery and injury to the pelvic area.

The nerve block can be performed using ultrasound to locate the femoral nerve, then inserting a catheter to deliver the pain medication, a relatively recent development that increase the procedure’s ...

Use of intermittent femoral and sciatic nerve block combined with an in-house physiotherapy protocol among patients with knee stiffness produced early gain of range of motion, less range-of-motion ...

Disadvantages of femoral nerve blocks. There is minimal evidence in the literature regarding specific disadvantages associated with femoral nerve block. However, instances of incomplete or ineffective ...

November 1, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — For children with painful femur fractures, nerve blocks performed with ultrasound guidance can significantly improve pain control while reducing ...

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCRX) today announced that the Phase 3 clinical trial assessing the safety and efficacy of EXPAREL(R) (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) in femoral ...

Femoral nerve blocks are useful in controlling leg pain in several situations -- for example, in patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery.

Lt. Col. Brian Kirkwood, a comprehensive dentist and chief AI officer with the USAISR team, known as CRT3, said the inspiration for the ultrasound nerve block device was a talk by Maj. Gen ...