RT Book, Section
A1 Bhatt, Binoy
A1 Monahan, Christopher
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135738642
T1 Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Lower Extremity
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641770
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135738642
RD 2024/04/25
AB The  lower  extremity  is  supplied  by  nerves  that  are  widely  separated  from  each  other  as  they  enter  the  thigh.  For  this  reason,  lower  extremity  blocks  are  technically  more  difficult  to  perform  than  those  of  the  upper  extremity.  Major  nerves  to  the  lower  extremity  include  the  sciatic,  posterior  femoral  cutaneous,  femoral,  lateral  femoral  cutaneous,  and  obturator  nerves  (Figure  16-1).  Lower  extremity  blocks  provide  for  superior  postoperative  pain  relief  and  are  ideal  for  patients  with  comorbidities  that  make  an  epidural  or  spinal  anesthetic  otherwise  unsafe.