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Comparison of the popliteal artery and the capsule of the posterior knee (IPACK) block and the genicular nerve block in primary total knee arthroplasty

A prospective randomized trial

Abdulrahim Dündar, Deniz İpek, Mehmet Yalvaç and Şehmuz Kaya
Saudi Medical Journal March 2024, 45 (3) 279-287; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.3.20230432
Abdulrahim Dündar
From the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Dündar, İpek) and from the Department of department of Anesthesiology (Yalvaç), Hitit University Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital, Çorum; and from the Department of Orthopedics’ and Traumatology (Kaya), Van Yüzüncüyıl University, Van Turkey.
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Deniz İpek
From the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Dündar, İpek) and from the Department of department of Anesthesiology (Yalvaç), Hitit University Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital, Çorum; and from the Department of Orthopedics’ and Traumatology (Kaya), Van Yüzüncüyıl University, Van Turkey.
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Mehmet Yalvaç
From the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Dündar, İpek) and from the Department of department of Anesthesiology (Yalvaç), Hitit University Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital, Çorum; and from the Department of Orthopedics’ and Traumatology (Kaya), Van Yüzüncüyıl University, Van Turkey.
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Şehmuz Kaya
From the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Dündar, İpek) and from the Department of department of Anesthesiology (Yalvaç), Hitit University Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital, Çorum; and from the Department of Orthopedics’ and Traumatology (Kaya), Van Yüzüncüyıl University, Van Turkey.
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Abdulrahim Dündar, Deniz İpek, Mehmet Yalvaç, Şehmuz Kaya
Saudi Medical Journal Mar 2024, 45 (3) 279-287; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.3.20230432

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Saudi Medical Journal Mar 2024, 45 (3) 279-287; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.3.20230432
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