Anatomic variations of the obturator nerve in the inguinal region: Implications in conventional and ultrasound regional anesthesia techniques

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-39

  Anagnostopoulou, Sofia ^a   Kostopanagiotou, Georgia ^a,b   Paraskeuopoulos, Tilemachos ^a   Chantzi, Christina ^b   Lolis, Evangelos ^a   Saranteas, Theodosios ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Obturator nerve; Regional anesthetic techniques

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; OBTURATOR NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 60749116697     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181933b51     Document Type: Article

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