RT Book, Section
A1 McQuillan, Patrick M.
A2 Hadzic, Admir
SR Print(0)
ID 1141730514
T1 Embryology
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=1141730514
RD 2024/04/23
AB A  thorough  understanding  of  the  underlying  anatomy  is  fundamental  to  a  logical  approach  to  the  techniques  used  in  regional  anesthesia.  An  appreciation  for  the  embryologic  development  of  tissues  and  structures  can  significantly  add  to  the  understanding  of  functional  anatomy  as  it  relates  to  regional  anesthesia.  In  this  chapter,  I  emphasize  the  embryologic  development  of  the  brain,  spinal  cord,  peripheral  and  autonomic  nervous  systems,  as  well  as  the  musculoskeletal  system  as  it  pertains  to  regional  anesthesia.  Many  excellent  comprehensive  texts  on  embryology  are  available.  For  this  chapter,  I  have  relied  heavily  on  information  from  primary  texts  and  refer  the  reader  to  them  for  a  complete  discussion  of  all  embryologic  development.  The  first  two,  Langman’s  Medical  Embryology1  and  Basic  Concepts  in  Embryology,2  are  valuable  for  their  ease  of  readability,  clarity  of  figures,  and  clinical  correlations.  Human  Embryology  and  Developmental  Biology3  is  a  good  contemporary,  comprehensive  explanation  of  the  molecular  genetics  of  embryologic  development.  The  Developing  Human:  Clinically  Oriented  Embryology4  is  the  time-tested  standard  text  of  embryology.