title: A study of the paravertebral anatomy for ultrasound-guided posterior lumbar plexus block.
abstract: We investigated the feasibility of posterior paravertebral sonography as a basis for ultrasound-guided posterior lumbar plexus blockades. Posterior paravertebral sonography proved to be a reliable as well as accurate imaging procedure for visualization of the lumbar paravertebral region except the lumbar plexus.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anatomy and Histology, Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, Muellerstrasse 59, A-6010 Innsbruck, Austria. lukas.kirchmair@tirol.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kirchmair
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Entner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wissel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moriggl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapral
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mitterschiffthaler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D014463:Ultrasonography