Article

The use of lumbar X-rays to facilitate neuraxial anaesthesia during knee replacement surgery in patients who have had previous spinal surgery

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 18 , issue 6 , 2012 , pages: 319–329

DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2012.10872872

Author(s): AP Coetzer , , RVP De Villiers Drs Van Wageningen and Partners,

Keywords: neuraxial anaesthesia , previous spinal surgery , knee replacement surgery , lumbar X-rays , atraumatic

Abstract

Background: Knee replacement surgery is an operation that is performed on older patients, with a few exceptions. Many of these patients have co-existing diseases and have had previous surgery, of which lumbar spinal surgery is of particular relevance. Neuraxial anaesthesia is the anaesthetic of choice.

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