Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 134-139 , July 2008

Applied anatomy of the upper extremity

  • Carlo D. Franco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, JHS Hospital of Cook County, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Carlo D. Franco, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, JHS Hospital of Cook County, 1901 West Harrison Street, Suite 5670, Chicago, IL 60612.
    • ,
  • Laura Clark, MD

      Affiliations

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

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PII: S1084-208X(08)00008-6

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2008.02.002

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 134-139 , July 2008

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