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Posterior subgluteal approach to block the sciatic nerve: the controversy of ‘which came first, the chicken or the egg' is alive

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2005

B. Singh  and
P. Sharma
B. Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India
P. Sharma
Affiliation:
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 20 , Issue 6 , June 2003 , pp. 496
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© 2003 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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