Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 105-108, March 2010

Lower limb nerve blocks

Calum RK Grant FRCA is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee. He trained in Anaesthesia in Glasgow, Dundee and Auckland, New Zealand with an interest in regional anaesthesia and acute pain management. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

Peripheral nerve blocks are increasingly used for a wide range of surgical procedures involving the lower limb. A number of techniques can be used to provide anaesthesia and highly effective postoperative analgesia – in particular following lower limb arthroplasty – that may result in improved functional recovery and shorter in-patient stay. Ultrasound-guided nerve localization offers several potential advantages when performing femoral, popliteal and distal sciatic nerve block; however, neurostimulation remains a useful and widely used aid to lower limb regional anaesthesia practice.

Keywords: Ankle block, femoral, lower limb, popliteal, regional anaesthesia, sciatic, ultrasound

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PII: S1472-0299(09)00322-1

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.12.014

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 105-108, March 2010

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