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Original Research

Comparing the injectate spread and nerve involvement between different injectate volumes for ultrasound-guided greater occipital nerve block at the C2 level: a cadaveric evaluation

In Chan Baek1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kyungeun Park1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Tae Lim Kim1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jehoon O2 Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hun-Mu Yang2 Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shin Hyung Kim1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2033-2038 | Published online: 27 Feb 2024

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