An introduction to femoral nerve and associated lumbar plexus nerve blocks under ultrasonic guidance

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 155-163

  Gray, Andrew T ^a   Collins, Adam B ^a   Schafhalter Zoppoth, Ingeborg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral nerve block; Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve of the thigh; Local anesthetic; Lumbar plexus; Saphenous nerve; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; DRUG INDICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL NERVE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SPINAL ROOT; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 15944425811     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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