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Case Report

Genicular Nerve Block for Emergency Department Patient: A Successful Management of Subacute Osteoarthritic Knee Pain

Clarence Kong1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell - North Shore University Hospital/Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Long Island, NY 11040, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6582-6127
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Irvan J Bubic2 Department of Emergency Medicine, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA92037, USA
,
Audrey A Tran3 Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine, Portland, OR97239, USA
,
Gary Tan4 Department of Internal Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell - North Shore University Hospital/Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Long Island, NY 11040, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9528-0508
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Anthony J Medak2 Department of Emergency Medicine, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA92037, USA
&
Jessica Oswald5 Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Pain Medicine, UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA 92037, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5733-3437
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Pages 373-378 | Received 21 Dec 2022, Accepted 13 Jun 2023, Published online: 17 Jul 2023

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