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[Is a blockade of the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh an alternative to the classical femoral nerve blockade for knee joint arthroscopy? A randomised controlled study]. Anaesthesist. 2005 Oct;54(10):991-9. doi: 10.1007/s00101-005-0879-1. German.'}, {'pmid': '19672183', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Heller AR, Fuchs A, Rossel T, Vicent O, Wiessner D, Funk RH, Koch T, Litz RJ. Precision of traditional approaches for lumbar plexus block: impact and management of interindividual anatomic variability. Anesthesiology. 2009 Sep;111(3):525-32. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181af64b6.'}, {'pmid': '4796576', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Winnie AP, Ramamurthy S, Durrani Z. The inguinal paravascular technic of lumbar plexus anesthesia: the "3-in-1 block". Anesth Analg. 1973 Nov-Dec;52(6):989-96. No abstract available.'}, {'pmid': '17576526', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Kessler J, Marhofer P, Rapp HJ, Hollmann MW. [Ultrasound-guided anaesthesia of peripheral nerves. The new challenge for anaesthesiologists]. Anaesthesist. 2007 Jul;56(7):642-55. doi: 10.1007/s00101-007-1223-8. German.'}, {'pmid': '19843807', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Danelli G, Ghisi D, Fanelli A, Ortu A, Moschini E, Berti M, Ziegler S, Fanelli G. The effects of ultrasound guidance and neurostimulation on the minimum effective anesthetic volume of mepivacaine 1.5% required to block the sciatic nerve using the subgluteal approach. Anesth Analg. 2009 Nov;109(5):1674-8. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181b92372.'}, {'pmid': '16301239', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Klein SM, Evans H, Nielsen KC, Tucker MS, Warner DS, Steele SM. Peripheral nerve block techniques for ambulatory surgery. Anesth Analg. 2005 Dec;101(6):1663-1676. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000184187.02887.24.'}, {'pmid': '10021959', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': "Greengrass RA, Klein SM, D'Ercole FJ, Gleason DG, Shimer CL, Steele SM. Lumbar plexus and sciatic nerve block for knee arthroplasty: comparison of ropivacaine and bupivacaine. Can J Anaesth. 1998 Nov;45(11):1094-6. doi: 10.1007/BF03012398."}, {'pmid': '6051731', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Freeman MA, Wyke B. The innervation of the knee joint. An anatomical and histological study in the cat. J Anat. 1967 Jun;101(Pt 3):505-32. No abstract available.'}, {'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Boezaart A. Continuous femoral Nerve Block for Pain Management in Total Knee Arthoplasty. AAOS, Orthopaedic Knowledge On Line'}, {'pmid': '24363843', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Simeoforidou M, Bareka M, Basdekis G, Tsiaka K, Chantzi E, Vretzakis G. Peripheral nerve blockade as an exclusive approach to obturator nerve block in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2013 Nov;65(5):410-7. doi: 10.4097/kjae.2013.65.5.410. Epub 2013 Nov 29.'}, {'pmid': '28315922', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Bareka M, Hantes M, Arnaoutoglou E, Vretzakis G. Superior perioperative analgesia with combined femoral-obturator-sciatic nerve block in comparison with posterior lumbar plexus and sciatic nerve block for ACL reconstructive surgery. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2018 Feb;26(2):478-484. doi: 10.1007/s00167-017-4525-7. Epub 2017 Mar 18.'}]}, 'descriptionModule': {'briefSummary': 'Anterior Cruciate Ligament ACL reconstruction can be performed under the combination of posterior lumbar plexus block plus sciatic nerve block. The investigators can have the same outcome by performing instead of posterior lumbar plexus block more peripheral nerve blocks. 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