Regional-Anaesthesie
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Regional-Anaesthesie · Oct 1983
[Position of the spinal cord and the depth of the peridural space as a function of spinal column kyphosis and age].
A dry tap may occur when performing a spinal anaesthetic, especially when there is an extreme kyphosis. The puncture can be at normal level or higher. ⋯ This fact is especially important in anatomical length variations of the medulla spinalis. If all the causes for a dry tap are borne in mind then this can easily be prevented by a simple manoeuvre, which we describe in the text.