Sciatic nerve block in the popliteal fossa: Description of a new medial approach

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 817-820

  Guntz, Emmanuel ^a   Herman, Pierre ^a   Debizet, Eric ^a   Delhaye, Damien ^a   Coulic, Very ^a   Sosnowski, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT POSITIONING; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 9444267632     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018455     Document Type: Article

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