Scand J Trauma Resus
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Jun 2017
Letter Randomized Controlled TrialUltrasonography helps emergency physician identify the best lumbar puncture site under the conus medullaris.
Ultrasonography - assisted lumbar puncture helps physicians identify traditional anatomical landmarks. However, it could help to overcome the anatomical dogmas and thus identify the best interspinous space under the medullary cone. ⋯ Ultrasound not only allows us to better identify anatomical structures before lumbar puncture, but it also allows us to choose a site of puncture different from recommendations.