Sciatic Block
Sciatic Block FIGURE 19.1-1. (A) Needle insertion for the transgluteal (posterior) approach to sciatic nerve block. (B) Needle insertion for anterior sciatic block. PART 1: TRANSGLUTEAL APPROACH General Considerations The…
Ankle Block
FIGURE 22-1. Needle insertion for saphenous nerve block of the ankle. General Considerations An ankle block is essentially a block of four terminal branches of the sciatic nerve (deep and…
Ultrasound-Guided Ankle Block
Ultrasound-Guided Ankle Block FIGURE 41-1. Block of the posterior tibial nerve using an out-of-plane technique. General Considerations Using an ultrasound-guided technique affords a practitioner the ability to reduce the volume…
Common Ultrasound-Guided Truncal and Cutaneous Blocks
Common Ultrasound-Guided Truncal and Cutaneous Blocks FIGURE 42.1-1. (A) Transducer position and needle insertion to accomplish a transverse abdominal plane block. (B) Transducer position and needle insertion to accomplish iliohypogastric…
Spinal Sonography and Considerations for Ultrasound-Guided Central Neuraxial Blockade
Spinal Sonography and Considerations for Ultrasound-Guided Central Neuraxial Blockade Wing Hong Kwok and Manoj Karmakar Introduction Ultrasound scanning (US) can offer several advantages when used to guide placement of the…
Wrist Block
Wrist Block FIGURE 16-1. (A) Technique to accomplish a wrist block. (B) Median nerve block. Needle is inserted medial or lateral to the flexor palmaris longus tendon and carefully advanced…
