title: [TAP block analgesia after iliac bone surgery].
abstract: We report two cases of iliac bone surgery (repair of a symphysis disjunction and fixation of a fracture of the iliac ala) where TAP blocks were effective for postoperative analgesia. In the first case, we performed a bilateral block, and only a unilateral block in the second case. We discuss possible mechanisms to explain the efficacy of the TAP blocks in such surgeries. As for the femoral nerve block in major knee surgery, we think that blocking the parietal pain from skin and blocking parietal muscles contracture, can reduce postoperative pain in such surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital de Bicêtre, 78, rue du Général-Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre cedex, France. paul.zetlaoui@bct.aphp.fr
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Zetlaoui
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000368:Aged; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local