Anatomy and anaesthesia of the lumbar somatic plexus

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 178-187

  Sim, I W ^a,b   Webb, T ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anatomy; Anesthesia; Lumbar plexus block; Psoas major; Psoas sheath; Regional

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; OBTURATOR NERVE; PSOAS MUSCLE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 1842472044     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0403200204     Document Type: Article

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