Background and Objectives The posterior approach to the brachial plexus remains
underused. We assessed the clinical effectiveness of this technique for shoulder surgery …

Background: Brachial plexus block by the posterior approach described by Pippa is not
widely used in contrast to the lateral approach of Winnie. We compared the clinical efficacy …

In 1970, Winnie proposed the brachial plexus block as an alternative and effective
anaesthesia technique for shoulder surgery. From that date, several techniques have been …

Background We recently showed that the novel combination of a superficial cervical plexus
block, a suprascapular nerve block, and the lateral sagittal infraclavicular brachial plexus …

In a prospective controlled trial to compare conventional interscalene brachial plexus block
(ISBPB) using anatomic landmarks and electro-stimulation with a combined technique of …

Brachial plexus blocks for upper extremity surgery: what are the preferred techniques?
Brachial plexus anaesthesia for all types of upper extremity surgical procedures cannot be …

Background. Distal arm surgery is widely performed under regional anesthesia with brachial
plexus block. The preponderance of evidence for the efficacy relies upon injection of local …

This review explains the different approaches to the brachial plexus (posterior cervical,
interscalene, supra-and infraclavicular, and axillary) and their advantages and …

It is with interest that we read the letter by Dr. Nadig and colleagues, 1 which was prompted
by the article of Vranken et al. 2 Over the past few years, we have gained extensive …

We conducted this prospective, randomized study to compare the success rate, performance
time, and onset time of surgical anesthesia of a four-injection brachial plexus block …