INTRAOPERATIVE FEMORAL NERVE STIMULATION IN EVALUATION OF PATELLAR TRACKING: TOURNIQUET EFFECTS AND CATHETER PLACEMENT

Efrem M. Cox,Elizabeth R. Cohen,Chloe Mellecker,Robert Raw,Alex I. Fraser,Glenn N. Williams,John P. Albright

INTRAOPERATIVE FEMORAL NERVE STIMULATION IN EVALUATION OF PATELLAR TRACKING: TOURNIQUET EFFECTS AND CATHETER PLACEMENT

2010

Efrem M. Cox
Elizabeth R. Cohen
Chloe Mellecker
Robert Raw
Alex I. Fraser
Glenn N. Williams
John P. Albright

Background Dynamic intraoperative assessment of patella tracking utilizes femoral nerve stimulation to contract the quadriceps muscles in assessing the proper distance to transfer the tibial tubercle during distal realignment procedures for patellofemoral instability.

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Quadriceps Muscles
Femoral nerve
Orthopedic Procedures
Stimulation
Joint instability
Tourniquet
Surgery
Catheter
Medicine
Electromyography
catheter placement
Percutaneous
Ultrasound
Muscle contraction

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