Ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block in a child with femur fibula ulna syndrome.
Ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block is described in a 7-year-old child with femur fibula ulna syndrome. It is suggested that ultrasound is a useful tool in situations where nerve stimulation for nerve localization cannot be used.
Jan van Geffen
Geert
G
Medical Centre, Institute for Anesthesiology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. g.vangeffen@anes.umcn.nl
Tielens
Luc
L
Gielen
Mathieu
M
D001917:Brachial Plexus; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005360:Fibula / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000601:surgery*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D013577:Syndrome; D014457:Ulna / Q000002:abnormalities*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional