RT Journal
A1 Rogers, Benedict A.
A1 Rang, Simon
T1 Femoral Nerve Block for Diaphyseal and Distal Femoral Fractures in the Emergency Department
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2008
FD August 1
VO 90
IS 8
SP 1787
OP 1788
DO 
UL http://dx.doi.org/
AB 
The authors make reference in the Materials and Methods section to the risk of compartment syndrome as an exclusion criterion for the study. However, compartment syndrome is a serious complication of lower-limb trauma that has a poor outcome1 and necessitates rapid treatment2, and its diagnosis can be problematic3. Should we risk reducing its detection with the nerve block or would an improved protocol for intravenous opioid analgesia be safer?