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Jutzi, H., Blumehthal, S. & Borgeat, A. Ropivacaine 0.5% administered via a femoral catheter: is the obturator nerve also blocked?. Can J Anesth 53, 109–110 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03021541
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