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The effect of rotation of an epidural needle

B. H. Meiklejohn

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A study using postmortem dura mater demonstrated that rotation of the epidural needle significantly decreases the force required to puncture the dura. It is recommended that epidural needles should not be rotated after insertion of the tip into the epidural space.

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A study using postmortem dura mater demonstrated that rotation of the epidural needle significantly decreases the force required to puncture the dura. It is recommended that epidural needles should not be rotated after insertion of the tip into the epidural space.

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A study using postmortem dura mater demonstrated that rotation of the epidural needle significantly decreases the force required to puncture the dura. It is recommended that epidural needles should not be rotated after insertion of the tip into the epidural space.

Key concepts: Medicine, Dura mater, Epidural space, Rotation (mathematics), Surgery, Anatomy, Geometry, Mathematics

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