title: Fascia iliaca block for an infant with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita undergoing muscle biopsy.
abstract: Children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita often require multiple surgical procedures. We present a case of a neonate with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita in which intubation was judged to be technically difficult and in which peripheral regional anesthesia allowed us to obtain a satisfactory muscle biopsy without risking the complications of general anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and Pediatrics (Neurology), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Tuta
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ion
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Cook-Sather
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Finkel
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cucchiaro
mesh_terms: D001176:Arthrogryposis / Q000601:surgery*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D009294:Narcotics; D009407:Nerve Block
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D009020:Morphine