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Anesth Analg 2001;93:1618-1620
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society

REGIONAL ANESTHESIA

The Use of a "Reverse" Axis (Axillary-Interscalene) Block in a Patient Presenting with Fractures of the Left Shoulder and Elbow

Anthony R. Brown, MBChB, and G. C. Parker, MD

College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York

Address correspondence to Anthony R. Brown, MBChB, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Department of Anesthesia, P + S Box 46, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032. Address e-mail to arb6{at}columbia.edu

IMPLICATIONS:A patient presented for surgery to repair a fractured left shoulder and elbow and requested regional anesthesia. Most upper extremity operations require a single brachial plexus nerve block. The position of the two fractures however required the use of two separate approaches, an interscalene and an axillary approach.






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