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Following the North Star: Radial Marker Lines Help Preserve Anatomic Landmarks After Local Injection of Anesthetic
Author(s) -
Krakowski Andrew C.,
Admani Shehla,
Eichenfield Lawrence F.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12451
Subject(s) - medicine , star (game theory) , local anesthetic , anatomy , surgery , physics , astrophysics
Injection of local anesthetic can result in distortion of local anatomic architecture. “Following the North Star” is a technique that uses radial markings to aid in better preservation of surgical landmarks.