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Cinzia Di Franco

Researcher Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology CNR
Verified email at cnr.it
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Upper extremity regional anesthesia: essentials of our current understanding, 2008

…, BM Ilfeld, CJL McCartney, CD Franco… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2009 - rapm.bmj.com
Franco, MD,¶ and Quinn H. Hogan, MDL … Franco, MD. Modified with permission from
Franco and Clark. Tech Reg Anesth Pain Manag. 2008;12:134 (Elsevier). …

Innervation of the anterior capsule of the human knee: implications for radiofrequency ablation

CD Franco, A Buvanendran, JD Petersohn… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2015 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives Chronic knee pain is common in all age groups. Some patients
who fail conservative therapy benefit from radiofrequency neurotomy. Knowledge of the …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical implications of epidural fat in the spinal canal. A scanning electron microscopic study

MA Reina, CD Franco, A López… - Acta …, 2009 - researchgate.net
Background and objectives: This review of articles summarizes recent developments in
relation to fat located in the epidural space and also in dural sleeves of spinal nerve roots in …

1,001 subclavian perivascular brachial plexus blocks: success with a nerve stimulator

CD Franco, ZEG Vieira - Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, 2000 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives Among the supraclavicular approaches to the brachial plexus,
the subclavian perivascular technique is a well-established method of anesthesia of the …

Buprenorphine added to the local anesthetic for axillary brachial plexus block prolongs postoperative analgesia

…, AH Ghaleb, MW Fattouh, CD Franco - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2002 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives Buprenorphine added to local anesthetic solutions for supraclavicular
block was found to triple postoperative analgesia duration in a previous study when …

Buprenorphine added to the local anesthetic for brachial plexus block to provide postoperative analgesia in outpatients

KD Candido, CD Franco, MA Khan… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2001 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives Over the past 10 years, several studies have suggested that the
addition of certain opiates to the local anesthetic used for brachial block may provide …

Supraclavicular block in the obese population: an analysis of 2020 blocks

CD Franco, FJ Gloss, G Voronov, SG Tyler… - Anesthesia & …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
IMPLICATIONS: Supraclavicular block is highly successful in the obese and non-obese
populations without any apparent difference in acute complications. Obesity in the Unites States …

Connective tissues associated with peripheral nerves

CD Franco - Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2012 - search.proquest.com
As the popularity and acceptance of ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques increase,
also does the need to define with better precision the planes into which the local anesthetic is …

Ultrasound-guided ankle block for forefoot surgery: the contribution of the saphenous nerve

…, D Poggio, J Asuncion, CD Franco - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2012 - rapm.bmj.com
Background Ankle blocks typically include the block of 5 nerves, the 4 branches that trace
their origin back to the sciatic nerve plus the saphenous nerve (SaN). The sensory area of the …

Ultrasound-guided interscalene block: reevaluation of the “stoplight” sign and clinical implications

CD Franco, JM Williams - Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, 2016 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives The “stoplight” sign is a frequently described image during
ultrasound-guided interscalene block, referring to 3 hypoechoic structures found between the …