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1Pain Service, Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
Professional Nurse (London, England)
|February 27, 2004
Abstract:
Major knee surgery can result in severe postoperative pain, especially in older people. When it is inadequately controlled, such pain can have a serious impact on the patient's physical state and their quality of life. This paper looks at the use in one hospital of femoral nerve block techniques to complement other pain-management methods following a total knee replacement operation.
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