Anatomical comparison of sciatic nerves between adults and newborns: Clinical implications for ultrasound guided block

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 108-112

  Reinoso Barbero, Francisco ^a   Saavedra, Barbara ^a   Segura Grau, Elena ^b   Llamas, Alfonso ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b Hospital de Viseu   (Portugal)

^c AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Pediatric blocks; Popliteal block; Sciatic block; Sciatic nerve; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG LENGTH; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; THIGH; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANATOMY; PEDIATRIC BLOCKS; POPLITEAL BLOCK; SCIATIC BLOCK; SCIATIC NERVE; VARIABILITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CADAVER; DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; REFERENCE VALUES; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 84892545149     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12128     Document Type: Article

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