At the Cords, the Pinkie Towards: Interpreting Infraclavicular Motor Responses to Neurostimulation

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-129

  Borene, Steven C ^a   Edwards, John N ^a   Boezaart, André P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus block; Brachial plexus cords; Hand surgery; Infraclavicular block; Motor response; Muscle twitches; Neurostimulation; Peripheral nerve block; Peripheral nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; FINGER; FOREARM; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 1642366684     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2003.12.015     Document Type: Article

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