Easily identifiable bony landmarks as an aid in targeted regional ankle blockade

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 518-526

  Schabort, D ^a   Boon, J M ^a   Becker, P J ^b   Meiring, J H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ankle blockade; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FOOT BONES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERONEAL NERVE; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 26444571354     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20191     Document Type: Article

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