Skin to cervical epidural space distances as read from magnetic resonance imaging films: Consideration of the 'hump pad'

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 309-313

  Aldrete, J Antonio ^a,b,d   Ul Mushin, Ata ^a   Zapata, Juan C ^a   Ghaly, Ramsis ^a,c  

^a Walton Regional Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch   (United States)

^d Health Destinations Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

'hump pad'; Cervical epidural space; Dural sac; Ligamentum flavum; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC PAIN; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0032102449     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(98)00033-6     Document Type: Article

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