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…

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 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 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 Wing Hong Kwok and Manoj Karmakar Introduction Ultrasound scanning (US) can offer several advantages when used to guide placement of the…

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…

Ultrasound-Guided Forearm Blocks FIGURE 33-1. (A) Radial nerve block above the elbow. The needle is inserted in-plane from lateral to medial direction. (B) Median nerve block at the level of…

Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block FIGURE 12-1. Needle insertion for interscalene brachial plexus block. The needle is inserted between palpating fingers that are positioned in the scalene groove (between anterior and…