normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: elective knee surgery for repairing anterior cruciate ligament is usually associated with moderate to severe postoperative pain, and, therefore, selecting appropriate analgesia can considerably facilitate pain control and patient’s discharge.this study was designed to compare the analgesic effectiveness of administration of ropivacaine o...

Volume 89, Number 4 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 283 A 26-year-old man presented with weakness on the right side of his face that occurred abruptly when he awoke that morning. He also had excess lacrimation in his right eye. About three days before onset of the facial weakness, he experienced mild right otalgia that resolved the same day. He did not have fever, visual changes, num...