International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 233-236 , July 2006

Foot drop after spinal anesthesia in a patient with a low-lying cord

  • F.U. Ahmad
    • ,
  • P. Pandey
    • ,
  • B.S. Sharma

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: B.S. Sharma, Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. Tel.: +91 11 26583291; fax: +91 11 26862663.
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  • A. Garg

,Accepted 1 November 2005.

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PII: S0959-289X(05)00197-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.11.002

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 233-236 , July 2006

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