The use of a "reverse" axis (axillary-interscalene) block in a patient presenting with fractures of the left shoulder and elbow.
A patient presented for surgery to repair a fractured left shoulder and elbow and requested regional anesthesia. Most upper extremity operations require a single brachial plexus nerve block. The position of the two fractures however required the use of two separate approaches, an interscalene and an axillary approach.
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College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA. arb6@columbia.edu
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D004550:Elbow / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries