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Block

A segment of a town or city surrounded by streets and avenues on at least three sides and usually occupied by buildings, though it may be composed solely of vacant lots. The section of a city enclosed by streets that is described by a map which indicates how a portion of land will be subdivided.

block

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Patients receiving sciatic-femoral block required less analgesic than the patients who received femoral block alone.
A comparative study of clinical effects of spinal bupivacaine versus sciatic-femoral nerve block (anterior approach) in high risk geriatric patient for lower limb orthopaedic procedures
In comparison to the femoral nerve block alone, the sciatic/ femoral block combination has been shown to be more effective in reducing both the amount of associated-pain and the amount of anesthetic solution used after ACL repairs.
Orthopaedic anesthesia: Part 2. Common techniques of regional anesthesia in orthopaedics
Sensory and motor testing of either the sciatic or femoral block prior to surgery was not performed.
Ambulatory continuous femoral analgesia for major knee surgery: a randomised study of ultrasound-guided femoral catheter placement
Femoral block provides superior analgesia compared with intra-articular ropivacaine after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Long-term neurological complications associated with surgery and peripheral nerve blockade: outcomes after 1065 consecutive blocks

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