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. 2022 Jul-Sep;38(3):501-502.
doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_462_20. Epub 2022 Sep 15.

A cadaveric cervical erector spinae study: Are there any barriers?

Sandeep Diwan  1 , S Shivaprakash  2 , Abhijit Nair  3
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A cadaveric cervical erector spinae study: Are there any barriers?

Sandeep Diwan et al. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2022 Jul-Sep.
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Figures

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Figure 1
(a) Left C-ESPB at T1. The probe-slided cephalad to visualize the extent of spread in real time. (b) Cross-section at the level of T1. SCM - sternocleidomastoid; CCA- common carotid artery; ASM - anterior scalene muscle; SCA - subclavian artery; TP-T1 - transverse process of T1; SC - spinal cord. (c) Excision of hemivertebra at level of T1 of specimen in Figure 1b. SCM - sternocleidomastoid; CCA - common carotid artery; ASM - anterior scalene muscle; SCA - subclavian artery; V-T1 - ventral nerve root of T1; ESM - erector spinae muscle; mbd - methylene blue dye; SC - spinal cord. (d) Cross-section at the level of C5: AT - anterior tubercle; VA - vertebral artery; VrC5 - ventral root of C5; Drc5 = dorsal root of C5; DrC6 - dorsal root of C6; CA - carotid artery; PVF - prevertebral fascia (spread in rose line); SCM -sternocleidomastoid; ESM - erector spinae muscle; C5 - fifth cervical vertebral body
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