Computed tomography scanning of the sciatic nerve posterior to the femur: Practical implications for the lateral midfemoral block

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 445-449

  Floch, Hervé ^a   Naux, Edouard ^b   Pham Dang, Charles ^b   Dupas, Benoit ^b   Pinaud, Michel ^b  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Lateral midfemoral nerve block; Lower extremity block; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INNERVATION; KNEE; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCIATIC NERVE; SKIN; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0141639889     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-7339(03)00230-X     Document Type: Article

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