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Ultrasound‐guided interscalene brachial plexus block in a child with femur fibula ulna syndrome
Author(s) -
JAN VAN GEFFEN GEERT,
TIELENS LUC,
GIELEN MATHIEU
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01691.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ulna , ultrasound , fibula , femur , brachial plexus , humerus , brachial plexus block , surgery , anatomy , radiology , tibia
Summary Ultrasound‐guided interscalene brachial plexus block is described in a 7‐year‐old child with femur fibula ulna syndrome. It is suggested that ultrasound is a useful tool in situations where nerve stimulation for nerve localization cannot be used.