TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Lower Extremity A1 - Bhatt, Binoy A1 - Monahan, Christopher A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2016 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam 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. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/01 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135738642 ER -