Incidence of lower thoracic ligamentum flavum midline gaps

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 852-855

  Lirk, Philipp ^a   Colvin, J ^a   Steger, B ^a   Colvin, H P ^a   Keller, C ^a   Rieder, J ^a   Kolbitsch, C ^a   Moriggl, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, extradural; Anatomy; Model, cadaver; Spinal cord, extradural space

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 19944399421     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei133     Document Type: Article

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