Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 113-119 , April 1999

Anesthesia for ankle and foot surgery

    MD
  • Admir Hadić

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Admir Hadić, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1111 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10025.
    • , MD
  • Jerry D. Vloka

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Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 113-119 , April 1999

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