Sonographic imaging of the sciatic nerve division in the popliteal fossa

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 496-500

  Schwemmer, Ulrich ^a   Markus, C K ^a   Greim, C A ^a   Brederlau, J ^a   Kredel, M ^a   Roewer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Peripheral nerve block; Regional anaesthesia; Sciatic nerve; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCIATIC NERVE; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 29944447201     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858531     Document Type: Article

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