Computed tomographic study of lumbar (L3-4) epidural depth and its relationship to physical measurements in young adult men

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 262-265

  Bahk, Jae Hyon ^a   Kim, Jung Hoon ^b   Lee, Jin Sung ^b   Lee, Sang Chul ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Lumbar epidural depth; Neck circumference; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KOREA; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0031849721     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115550-199823030-00006     Document Type: Article

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