Patient receiving an epidural
An anaesthetist administers epidural anaesthesia. The Tuohy needle used for epidural anaesthesia is advanced through the skin and subcutaneous tissue, the supraspinous and interspinous ligaments of the spine, and, finally, the ligamentum flavum. The needle is then in the potential space surrounding the dura mater of the spinal cord, known as the
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Keywords: anaesthesia, anaesthetist, epidural, injection, needle, spinal, spine, tuohy
