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. 1987 Nov;69(6):274–275.

Intravenous regional anaesthesia for lower limb orthopaedic surgery.

P S Fagg 1
PMCID: PMC2498547  PMID: 3426092

Abstract

Intravenous regional anaesthesia in lower limb orthopaedic surgery has rarely been reported. A prospective series of 50 orthopaedic procedures performed with prilocaine is presented. In over 90% of patients excellent anaesthesia was obtained.

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