title: Tourniquet palsy or residual block?
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia; neipe@yahoo.com (Eipe) Department of Orthopedics; Padhar Hospital; Padhar, Madhya Pradesh, India; neipe@yahoo.com (Ranjan).
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eipe
authors.forename: Nihar Ranjan
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Padhi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D014111:Tourniquets / Q000009:adverse effects*
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