Efficacy of arthroscopically placed pain catheter adjacent to the suprascapular nerve (continuous arthroscopically assisted suprascapular nerve block) following arthroscopic rotator-cuff repair

Kotaro YamakadoDepartment of Orthopaedics, Fukui General Hospital, Fukui, JapanBackground: Rotator-cuff surgery is well recognized to be a painful procedure.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an arthroscopically placed perineural catheter at the scapular notch...

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Main Author: Yamakado K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014-05-01
Series:Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/efficacy-of-arthroscopically-placed-pain-catheter-adjacent-to-the-supr-a16934