Needle insertion test by porcine ligamentum flavum

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 28-31

  Naemura, Kiyoshi ^a   Saito, H ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Unisis Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Epidural anesthesia; Insertion resistance; Ligamentum flavum; Needle

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPHYSICS; DEFORMATION; ENDOSCOPY; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICAL PHYSICS; SURGERY;

EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; NEEDLE INSERTION; NEEDLE PUNCTURE; PEAK FORCE; PEAK VALUES;

NEEDLES;

EID: 77949362470     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03906-5_9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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