Ultrasound guidance for a lateral approach to the sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa

Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1023-1025

  McCartney, Colin J L ^a   Brauner, I ^a   Chan, V W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Conduction, regional; Sciatic nerve; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; PERONEUS NERVE; SCIATIC NERVE; TIBIAL ARTERY; TIBIAL NERVE;

AGED; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERONEAL NERVE; SCIATIC NERVE; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 4744352694     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03872.x     Document Type: Article

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