1. Introduction A distal sciatic nerve block in the popliteal fossa is frequently indicated for anesthesia and post-operative analgesia for lower extremity surgery below the knee. The sciatic nerve is ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Using ultrasound guidance for the placement of sciatic nerve block injections at the popliteal fossa is effective, according to the results of a study presented ...

Then, his first popliteal ischial nerve block (PSNB) was performed in June 2019, with significant pain improvement. Using ultrasonography, the ischial nerve was identified in the popliteal fossa, and ...

Ultrasound guidance is a safe and reliable method for needle localization during popliteal fossa blocks, Kenneth J. Hunt, MD, said during his presentation at the 25th Annual Summer Meeting of the ...

When performing lower limb surgeries, sciatic nerve blocks at the popliteal level are often used, either alone or in combination with femoral nerve blocks, to provide surgical anaesthetic and ...

S. Choi and R. Brull, “Is Ultrasound Guidance Advantageous for Interventional Pain Management A Review of Acute Pain Outcomes,” Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 113, No. 3, 2011, pp. 596-604.

1 Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai West, New York, NY, United States 2 Department of Anesthesiology, Escuela de Medicina, ...