The posterior lumbar dural depth: An ultrasonographic study in children

Agri

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 53-57

  Özer, Yetkin ^a,b   Özer, Tülay ^a,b   Altunkaya, Hanife ^a,b   Savranlar, Ahmet ^a,b  

^a Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi Tip Fakultesi   (Turkey)

^b ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Duramater; Measurement techniques; Spine; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DURA MATER; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CHILD; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 25444525711     PISSN: 13000012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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