Lumbar puncture: Anatomical review of a clinical skill

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 544-553

  Boon, J M ^a   Abrahams, P H ^b,c   Meiring, J H ^a   Welch, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b GIRTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c St George's University   (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

^d QUEENS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Clinical procedures; Spinal anatomy; Subarachnoid space

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARACHNOID; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BODY POSITION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DURA MATER; EPIDERMOID TUMOR; EPIDURAL SPACE; HEADACHE; HERNIA; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INJECTION SITE; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LIMB PAIN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LUMBAR SPINE; PIA MATER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CHILD; HEADACHE; HERNIA; HUMANS; INFANT; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MENINGES; NEEDLES; PAIN; POSTURE; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 4744357987     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.10250     Document Type: Review

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