The Femoral Nerve Block Setting the Agenda for Nursing Care of Older Patients With hip Fractures—A Qualitative Study [PDF]
SAGE Open Nursing, 2023 Introduction Hip fractures among older people are common worldwide, and it is often associated with preoperative pain. Due to increased comorbidity and high age, traditional pain relief can be a challenge.
Anna Unneby RN, PhD +2 more
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Anomalous Higher Branching Pattern of the Femoral Nerve: a Case Report with Clinical Implications [PDF]
Acta Medica, 2007 The femoral nerve usually divides into anterior and posterior branches below the inguinal ligament. In the present case, we report the anomalous higher branching pattern of the femoral nerve on both sides of a 52 year male cadaver.
Srijit Das, Neelam Vasudeva
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Ultrasound-Guided Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Blocks for Repair of Tibia and Fibula Fractures in a Bennett’s Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) [PDF]
Case Reports in Anesthesiology, 2016 Locoregional anesthetic techniques may be a very useful tool for the anesthetic management of wallabies with injuries of the pelvic limbs and may help to prevent capture myopathies resulting from stress and systemic opioids’ administration.
Paolo Monticelli +2 more
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Femoral Nerve injury from slip and fall: A novel presentation of debilitating injury [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic Case ReportsIntroduction: Femoral nerve injury is a recognized complication of abdominal, pelvic, and orthopedic surgeries. It can also occur due to pelvic fractures, intra-abdominal trauma, and hip injuries.
Phillip Karsen +4 more
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Comparison of Conventional and Ultrasound-assisted Femoral Nerve Motor Conduction Study in Healthy Controls [PDF]
Journal of Medical UltrasoundBackground: Ultrasound (US) can identify morphologic abnormalities and aid in the accurate localization of peripheral nerves. It can identify the femoral nerve and improve the stimulator placement in the femoral nerve motor conduction study.
Abhinay Kumar Gattu +8 more
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Changes in the tumor necrosis factor-α level after an ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block in elderly patients with a hip fracture [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2018 Background and objectives: An ultrasound guided femoral nerve block is an established analgesic method in patients with a hip fracture. Elevated cytokine levels correlate with poor patient outcomes after surgery.
Ji Su Jang +9 more
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Anatomical Variations of Origin of Femoral Nerve- A Cross-sectional Observational Study [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2021 Introduction: Femoral nerve is an important nerve supplying the lower limb. Variations in the origin and course of femoral nerve are frequently encountered.
BJ Archana +4 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2022 Background Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve (posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh) is a sensory nerve arises from the sacral plexus. Its terminal part supplies the skin of the posterior surface of the thigh and popliteal fossa, and it extends for a ...
Emmanuel Kamal Aziz Saba
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Dual Innervation in Anterolateral Thigh (ALT) Phalloplasty: Consider the Femoral Perforating Nerves
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022 Background:. Sensation following anterolateral thigh (ALT) phalloplasty is traditionally viewed as inferior to sensation following radial forearm phalloplasty, potentially due to fewer nerve coaptations performed.
Zain Aryanpour, MD +3 more
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Differences in the Structure and Protein Expression of Femoral Nerve Branches in Rats
Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2020 Treatment for peripheral nerve injury remains limited. The inherent differences between motor and sensory nerve fibers in peripheral nerves should be considered to improve the effects of clinical treatment of peripheral nerve injury.
Shuai Wei +15 more
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