Anatomic considerations for sciatic nerve block in the popliteal fossa through the lateral approach

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 414-418

  Vloka, Jerry D ^a   Hadžić, Admir ^a   Kitain, Eric ^a   Lesser, Jonathan B ^a   Kuroda, Max ^a   April, Ernest W ^a   Thys, Daniel M ^a  

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

Author keywords

anatomy; lateral approach; popliteal fossa; regional anesthesia; sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJECTION SITE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE SHEATH; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

DISSECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE; NERVE BLOCK; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0029816061     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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