Injection inside the paraneural sheath of the sciatic nerve: Direct comparison among ultrasound imaging, macroscopic anatomy, and histologic analysis

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 410-414

  Andersen, Henning Lykke ^a   Andersen, Sofie L ^b   Tranum Jensen, Jørgen ^c  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; EPINEURIUM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJECTION; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; NERVE; NERVE SHEATH; NEUROANATOMY; PARANEURAL SHEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 84862901977     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e31825145f3     Document Type: Article

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