Structure of femoral nerve

Known as: Nerve, Femoral, nerve femoral, Nerves, Femoral 
A nerve originating in the lumbar spinal cord (usually L2 to L4) and traveling through the lumbar plexus to provide motor innervation to extensors of… (More)
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2014
Highly Cited
2014
Adductor canal block versus femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial.
BACKGROUND This prospective double-blinded, randomized controlled trial compared adductor canal block (ACB) with femoral nerve… (More)
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
The neural and humoral pathways in remote limb ischemic preconditioning
Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a therapeutic intervention that has been demonstrated to reduce myocardial injury in… (More)
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2009
Highly Cited
2009
Opioid-mediated muscle afferents inhibit central motor drive and limit peripheral muscle fatigue development in humans.
We investigated the role of somatosensory feedback from locomotor muscles on central motor drive (CMD) and the development of… (More)
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Severity of arterial hypoxaemia affects the relative contributions of peripheral muscle fatigue to exercise performance in healthy humans.
We examined the effects of hypoxia severity on peripheral versus central determinants of exercise performance. Eight cyclists… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The effect of single-injection femoral nerve block versus continuous femoral nerve block after total knee arthroplasty on hospital length of stay and long-term functional recovery within an…
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may result in severe pain, and single-injection femoral nerve blocks (SFNB) have been demonstrated… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Electrical Stimulation Accelerates and Enhances Expression of Regeneration-Associated Genes in Regenerating Rat Femoral Motoneurons
1. In this study we investigated whether electrical stimulation accelerates the upregulation of Tα1-tubulin and GAP-43… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Brief electrical stimulation promotes the speed and accuracy of motor axonal regeneration.
Functional recovery is often poor despite the capacity for axonal regeneration in the peripheral nervous system and advances in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Electrical stimulation accelerates and increases expression of BDNF and trkB mRNA in regenerating rat femoral motoneurons.
Electrical stimulation promotes the speed and accuracy of motor axonal regeneration. The positive effects of stimulation are… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
On the mechanism of the post-activation depression of the H-reflex in human subjects
It was demonstrated that the soleus H-reflex was depressed for more than 10 s following a preceding passive dorsiflexion of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Autotomy following peripheral nerve lesions: experimental anesthesia dolorosa
(1) When hindlimb peripheral nerves are cut across in rats and mice, there is a tendency for the animal to attack the anaesthetic… (More)
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