Sciatic nerve block for analgesia after total knee arthroplasty: the jury is still out

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. 2012 Jan-Feb;37(1):122-3; author reply 123-4.

doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e318237021f.

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Faraj W Abdallah et al. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2012 Jan-Feb.

. 2012 Jan-Feb;37(1):122-3; author reply 123-4.

doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e318237021f.

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