Total Spinal Anesthesia following Epidural Block for Correction with IIizarov Apparatus in an Achondroplasia Patient -A case report-
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Choi, Won Hyung
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine)
Lee, Il Ok (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine) Lee, Mi Kyung (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine) Kim, Nan Suk (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine) Lim, Sang Ho (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine) Kong, Myoung Hoon (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine) |
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