Journal article
Errata
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Spinal ultrasound offers valuable information to facilitate the placement of lumbar neuraxial anesthesia. Lumbar spine sonograms are unique, and aspects may appear atypical at times, particularly the ligamentum flavum (LF). The objective of this study was to describe the sonoanatomy of the lumbar spine and to determine the frequency of atypical images of the LF in pregnant women at term.
METHODS: Using a 2-5 MHz …
Authors
Borges BCR; Wieczorek P; Balki M; Carvalho JCA
Journal
Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, Vol. 35, No. 1,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
November 2009
DOI
10.1097/aap.0b013e3181bfbe99
ISSN
1098-7339