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Comparison of Time to Operation and Efficacies of Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block and General Anesthesia in Emergency External Fixation of Lower Leg Fractures.

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1 Comparison of Time to Operation and Efficacies of Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block and General Anesthesia in Emergency External Fixation of Lower Leg Fractures (AO 42, 43, 44)  Chan Kang, MD, Sang-Bum Kim, MD, Youn-Moo Heo, MD, You-Gun Won, MD, Byung-Hak Oh, MD, June-Bum Jun, MD, Gi-Soo Lee, MD  The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery  Volume 56, Issue 5, Pages (September 2017) DOI: /j.jfas Copyright © 2017 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Anesthesia questionnaire and record. BP, blood pressure; CRF, chronic renal failure; DM, diabetes mellitus; ds., disease; EKG, electrocardiogram; GA, general anesthesia; HTN, hypertension; Hx, history; ID, identification; lido, lidocaine; NB, nerve block; NSAIDS, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; ropiva., ropivacaine; VAS, visual analog scale. The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jfas ) Copyright © 2017 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 An AO type 43 open fracture (Gustilo type III) in a 68-year-old female. (A) Initial gross photograph and (B) plain radiograph taken in the emergency room. After ultrasound-guided nerve block, external fixation was performed in the outpatient operating room. (C) Plain radiograph after external fixation. The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jfas ) Copyright © 2017 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig. 3 Ultrasound image of (A) femoral nerve, (B) sciatic nerve, and (C) posterior femoral cutaneous nerve. The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jfas ) Copyright © 2017 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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