Anaesthesia · 1987 · 47 citations · 2 references
MedicineAnesthesiologySurgerySurgical InstrumentationEpidural AnesthesiaSpinal Cord AnatomyDura MaterEpidural Catheter PlacementNeedle ApproachNeedle Direction
A study using postmortem dura mater demonstrated that rotation of the epidural needle significantly decreases the force required to puncture the dura. It is recommended that epidural needles should not be rotated after insertion of the tip into the epidural space.
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Can epidural catheters penetrate dura mater? An anatomical study
Paul Hardy · Anaesthesia · 1986 · 57 citations · Full text
Medicine, Anatomy, Neurosurgery +12
Latent Dural Puncture After Lumbar Epidural Block
JEROME A. ROBSON, Jay B. Brodsky · Anesthesia & Analgesia · 1977 · 25 citations