12 Blocks at the Knee
10.1055/b-0035-124654 12 Blocks at the Knee 12.1 Anatomical Overview The sciatic nerve (L4–S3) consists of two components, the common fibular nerve (synonym: common peroneal nerve) and the tibial nerve, which…
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10 Inguinal Paravascular Lumbar Plexus Anesthesia (Femoral Nerve Block)
10.1055/b-0035-124652 10 Inguinal Paravascular Lumbar Plexus Anesthesia (Femoral Nerve Block) 10.1 Anatomical Overview The femoral nerve arises within the psoas muscle, usually from the anterior divisions of the four large…
3 Interscalene Techniques of Brachial Plexus Block
10.1055/b-0035-124645 3 Interscalene Techniques of Brachial Plexus Block 3.1 Anatomy The brachial plexus is formed by the anterior rami of spinal nerves C5–C8 and T1, and it sometimes receives contributions…
18 Abdominal Wall
10.1055/b-0035-124660 18 Abdominal Wall 18.1 Penile Root Block 18.1.1 Anatomy In a penile root block, the two dorsal nerves of penis are blocked. The dorsal nerves of the penis are…
20 Complications and General Contraindications of Peripheral Blocks
10.1055/b-0035-124662 20 Complications and General Contraindications of Peripheral Blocks 20.1 Complications of Peripheral Nerve Blocks Besides the specific complications described for the individual techniques, the following complications of peripheral nerve…
16 Upper Limb
10.1055/b-0035-124658 16 Upper Limb 16.1 Supraclavicular Block of the Brachial Plexus 16.1.1 Anatomy The three trunks of the brachial plexus run distally from where they exit the interscalene groove toward…
14 Peripheral Nerve Blocks at the Ankle
10.1055/b-0035-124656 14 Peripheral Nerve Blocks at the Ankle 14.1 Anatomy The foot is supplied by five nerves. Four of them are derived from the sciatic nerve (tibial nerve, superficial fibular…
22 Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks
10.1055/b-0035-124664 22 Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks 22.1 Advantages The superiority of peripheral nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia after major shoulder and knee surgery compared to systemic intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)…
17 Lower Limb
10.1055/b-0035-124659 17 Lower Limb Analgesia of the entire leg can be achieved through a combined block of the femoral nerve and the sciatic nerve. An advantage of this combined block…
19 Special Features of Peripheral Nerve Blocks
10.1055/b-0035-124661 19 Special Features of Peripheral Nerve Blocks 19.1 Advantages of Peripheral Nerve Blocks According to a meta analysis of Rodgers et al (2000) central neuraxial blocks (CNB) are associated…
