A Practical Guide to Ultrasound Imaging for Regional Anesthesia : Part 3 - Lower Limb Blocks

This practical guide presents the principles and techniques of ultrasound guided blocks in 11 chapters which include blockade of the femoral nerve, saphenous nerve (adductor canal), lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, obturator nerve, sciatic nerve in the gluteal, subgluteal, proximal thigh and popliteal regions, and ankle.


Each chapter covers the anatomy, scanning technique and anatomical correlation, nerve localization, needle insertion approach, local anesthetic injection, clinical pearls, catheter insertion, image gallery, video gallery and selected references.