Abstract
Peripheral nerve block of the upper limb is a therapeutic method of injecting local anesthetics into the forearm spinal nerve root from the cervical spine which differentiates radial, median, and ulnar nerves that are the peripheral branches of the brachial plexus.
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Nishiyama, R., Uchino, H. (2019). Peripheral Nerve Block of Upper Limb. In: Ohseto, K., Uchino, H., Iida, H. (eds) Nerve Blockade and Interventional Therapy. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54660-3_28
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