Dermatome variation of lumbosacral nerve roots in patients with transitional lumbosacral vertebrae

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1279-1283

  Kim, Yang Hyun ^a   Lee, Pyung Bok ^a   Lee, Chul Joong ^b   Lee, Sang Chul ^b   Kim, Yong Chul ^b   Huh, Jin ^c  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE ROOT; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SACRUM; SPINAL ROOT;

EID: 41349096738     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181605635     Document Type: Article

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