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https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2010.097766

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    Are fascia iliaca blocks an effective method of pain management in children with fractured femurs?

    Report by: Dr Bill Jamieson, ST3 Paediatric Emergency Medicine

    Search checked by: Dr Ben Pope, ST3 Paediatric Emergency Medicine

    Institution: St Georges Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK

    Three-part question

    (In children with fractured femurs) are (fascia iliaca blocks as effective as femoral nerve blocks or traditional systemic analgesia) at (decreasing pain)?

    Clinical scenario

    A 9-year-old boy with osteogenesis imperfecta is admitted, having fallen out of bed and sustained a left fractured femur. He is …

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