title: Equivalence of postoperative quadriceps strength during 1 or 0.5 mg ml(-1) levobupivacaine administration for continuous femoral nerve block following total knee arthroplasty: A double-blinded, randomised controlled trial.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (NS, TI), Department of Pharmacy, Osaka University Medical Hospital (MN), and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan (TT).
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakatsuka
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Takaya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005267:Femoral Nerve; D006801:Humans; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D002045:Bupivacaine