RT Book, Section
A1 Orebaugh, Steven L.
A1 Cruz Eng, Hillenn
A2 Hadzic, Admir
SR Print(0)
ID 1141732282
T1 Neuraxial Anatomy (Anatomy Relevant to Neuraxial Anesthesia)
T2 Hadzic's Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071717595
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141732282
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  vertebral  column  forms  part  of  the  axis  of  the  human  body,  extending  in  the  midline  from  the  base  of  the  skull  to  the  pelvis.  Its  four  primary  functions  are  protection  of  the  spinal  cord,  support  of  the  head,  provision  of  an  attachment  point  for  the  upper  extremities,  and  transmission  of  weight  from  the  trunk  to  the  lower  extremities.  Pertinent  to  regional  anesthesia,  the  vertebral  column  serves  as  the  landmark  for  a  wide  variety  of  regional  anesthesia  techniques.  It  is  important,  therefore,  that  the  anesthesiologist  be  able  to  develop  a  three-dimensional  mental  image  of  the  structures  comprising  the  vertebral  column.