Anatomical basis for ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia at the junction of the axilla and the upper arm

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-304

  Berthier, Francis ^a   Lepage, Daniel ^b   Henry, Yann ^a   Vuillier, Fabrice ^b   Christophe, Jean Luc ^a   Boillot, Annie ^a   Samain, Emmanuel ^a   Tatu, Laurent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Axilla; Brachial plexus; Regional anaesthesia; Ultrasound; Variations

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARM; ARTICLE; AXILLA; AXILLARY ARTERY; AXILLARY VEIN; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISSECTION; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; ULTRASOUND; ADULT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 77953933811     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-009-0539-2     Document Type: Article

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