Supine approach to the sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 964-967

  Vloka, Jerry D ^a,b   Hadžić, Admir ^a   Koorn, Robert ^a   Thys, Daniel ^a  

^a Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques: regional, sciatic nerve block

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REGIONAL PERFUSION; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0029787030     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03011812     Document Type: Article

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