Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 163-172 , October 2006

Sciatic nerve block

  • 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.
    • ,
  • Miguel Moreno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Hospital Municipal “Juan A. Fernandez,” Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.10.005

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 163-172 , October 2006

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