Catherine Curtin
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Ultrasound-guided continuous median nerve block to facilitate intensive hand rehabilitation.
Clin J Pain. 2013; (1): 86-8
Continuous brachial plexus blocks for postoperative analgesia after upper extremity surgery are well described, but they can result in undesirable motor block and lack of specificity for minor hand procedures. We present the use of extended-duration continuous local anesthetic infusion through an ultrasound-guided median nerve catheter inserted at the forearm to facilitate hand physical therapy in a patient who had previously failed rehabilitation due to pain unrelieved by systemic opioids.
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