Despite enormous progress in the past two decades, the intentional control of bionic prostheses remains a challenge and the ...

Medicare administrative contracts have proposed eliminating coverage for peripheral nerve block procedures for chronic pain ...

Transforaminal nerve root block (TFNRB) is a precise local injection technique used to target a particular inflamed nerve root that causes lumbar radiculopathy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

The choice of regional anesthesia for tibial plateau surgery remains challenging due to the complex innervation of the knee joint and the variability in fracture patterns. While traditional regional ...

Grant R. Lohse, M.D.: hand and upper extremity surgery, wrist surgery, elbow surgery, nerve disorders/surgery; Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, 510 Eighth Ave. N.E., Suite 200; Issaquah, ...

A new heart surgery technique using nerve freezing is helping patients recover faster and with less pain. Dr. David Caparrelli at Anne Arundel Medical Center uses cryo nerve ablation to block pain ...

For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits and may lead to greater improvement in hand function and other key ...

1 Department of Anesthesiology, Shunde Heping Surgery Hospital, Foshan, China 2 Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Shunde Hospital of Jinan University, Foshan, China Background: Effective ...

Cleft lip is one of the most common birth defects. The surgery to correct this defect can cause moderate to severe pain. Many of the drugs to reduce pain (analgesics) used in adults can have unwanted ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Whether it’s picking up a utensil or simply waving to a friend, the use of our hands is incredibly important to everyday life. So, what would you do if a ...

In patients undergoing elective orthopedic wrist and hand surgery, IV administration of 0.11 mg/kg of dexamethasone before the operation significantly reduced the occurrence and severity of rebound ...

Women undergoing minimally invasive (key-hole) gynaecologic surgery who receive a TAP block to reduce the amount of pain felt after surgery are unlikely to experience large differences in pain or ...