Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 567-570 , September 2006

Interscalene regional anesthesia for arthroscopic shoulder surgery: A safe and effective technique

  • Julie Y. Bishop, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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  • Mark Sprague, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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  • Jonathan Gelber, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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  • Marina Krol, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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  • Meg A. Rosenblatt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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  • James N. Gladstone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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  • Evan L. Flatow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Evan L. Flatow, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, Mt Sinai Hospital, 5 E 98th St, Box 1188, New York, NY 10029.

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PII: S1058-2746(06)00081-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.01.009

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 567-570 , September 2006

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