Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 150-158 , October 2006

Lumbar plexus block (anterior approach)

  • Carlos A. Bollini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Instituto Argentino de Diagnostico y Tratamiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Carlos A. Bollini, MD, J. D. Peron 2375, 1629 Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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  • Carlos Sforsini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Britannic Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Luis Vascello, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.10.003

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 150-158 , October 2006

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