Regional blocks in orthopaedics

Dikshika Mathur, MBBS, MD(Anaesthesia), FARCSI, ESRA Diploma 1, is a Locum Consultant at City and Sandwell Hospitals, Birmingham, UK. She qualified from Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, India and then completed her masters (MD, Anaesthesia). She then trained in Liverpool and Birmingham in anaesthetics. Her special interests are regional anaesthesia and difficult airways. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Gerwyn Rees, MB ChB, is a Consultant at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK. He studied at the University of Aberdeen, UK, and trained as a registrar at the West Midlands School of Anaesthesia, UK. He has a specialist interest in regional anaesthesia, difficult airway management and in day-case surgery. Conflicts of interest: none declared

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