Newer equipment and improved ultrasound imaging make femoral nerve blocks a more viable choice for post-operative pain relief in total joint replacements, allowing patients to block pain just where it ...

The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a branch of the lumbar plexus, exiting the spinal cord between the L2 and L3 vertebrae. It emerges at the lateral edge of the psoas muscle group, below the ...

Solitary, benign retroperitoneal neurofibromas are exceedingly rare. Our case report highlights a man who presented with left-sided abdominal pain and left lower extremity numbness and weakness. On ...

This study met the guidelines set by the ethics committee of the Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (Shanghai, China). All subjects were selected randomly and gave informed written consent for their ...

In both studies, Exparel achieved a statistically significant reduction in cumulative pain scores from 0 to 96 hours compared with bupivacaine hydrochloride. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

It is easier to identify the LFCN if the intermuscular space between the tensor fasciae latae muscle and the sartorius is used as the initial sonographic landmark. The anatomical variations of the ...