Wallerian degeneration was seen distal to the infarcts. Gapless serial cross-sections, 10 μ in thickness, were made of 2-cm segments of the left obturator and left femoral nerve.

“A femoral-obturator nerve block is used to treat chronic hip pain which may occur after hip surgery or trauma to the hip,” explains the site of Minnesota-based Nura Precision Pain Management.

A nerve-illuminating agent to minimize surgical risk passed an early test by achieving sustained fluorescence of the obturator nerve without safety concerns in patients undergoing robotic-assisted ...

Although a pinched nerve isn’t a threat to health, it can interfere with quality of life. If rest and gentle exercise don’t bring any relief, it’s a good idea to see your doctor again for ...

BOSTON — Patients who undergo ACL reconstruction with an adductor canal nerve block have similar perioperative pain control and narcotic requirements compared to patients who receive femoral ...

Among adult patients who underwent unilateral total knee arthroplasty, a periarticular injection of liposomal bupivacaine was found to be non-inferior to femoral nerve block alone for combined ...

Susan Steele, MD, an anesthesiologist at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, N.C., said nerve blocks minimize requirements for narcotics and allow patients to get back to work sooner. The nerve block can be ...

Intraoperative injection of myelin-binding rizedisben (Illuminare-1) resulted in moderate or better fluorescence of the obturator nerve for at least 90 minutes in all nine patients who received ...