TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 39. Ankle Block A1 - Kay, Joseph A1 - Delmonte, Rick J. A1 - Greenberg, Paul M. A2 - Hadzic, Admir PY - 2007 T2 - NYSORA Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management AB - Foot anesthesia is readily accomplished by blocking the five peripheral nerves that innervate the area by means of local anesthetic deposition either slightly proximal or distal to the malleoli.1–5 This technique is easily learned and simple to perform, using straightforward visual and palpable anatomic landmarks. It does not require special equipment, paresthesia elicitation, nerve stimulation, special positioning, or patient cooperation.1–5 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3502680 ER -