Manual needle placement: Accuracy of botulinum toxin a injections

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 531-534

  Schnitzler, Alexis ^a   Roche, Nicholas ^a   Denormandie, Philippe ^a   Lautridou, Christine ^a   Parratte, Bernard ^b   Genet, François ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b University of J Minjoz   (France)

Author keywords

BoNt A; Cadaver; Muscle targeting; Needles; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; INK;

ADULT; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MANUAL NEEDLE PLACEMENT; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; CADAVER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; NEEDLES; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84866342270     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23410     Document Type: Article

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