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Orthopedic Robot-Assisted Femoral Neck System in the Treatment of Femoral Neck Fracture
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Nurse-administered femoral nerve block after hip fracture
1Erewash PCT, Ilkeston, Derbyshire.
Nursing Times
|September 24, 2005
Abstract:
Hip fracture is a common injury that predominantly affects older people. Pain following fracture of the neck of the femur is present throughout the illness trajectory, including the preoperative and postoperative periods. This article describes how nurses at one trust implemented an innovative nurse-administered femoral nerve block service.
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