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A Study of the Paravertebral Anatomy for Ultrasound-Guided Posterior Lumbar Plexus Block

2001; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 93; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00000539-200108000-00047

1526-7598

Lukas Kirchmair, Tanja Entner, Jörg Wissel, Bernhard Moriggl, Stephan Kapral, G. Mitterschiffthaler,

Anesthesia and Pain Management

We investigated the feasibility of posterior paravertebral sonography as a basis for ultrasound-guided posterior lumbar plexus blockades. Posterior paravertebral sonography proved to be a reliable as well as accurate imaging procedure for visualization of the lumbar paravertebral region except the lumbar plexus.