Knee injuries involve trauma to one or more tissues that make up the knee joint: ligaments, tendons, cartilage, bones, and muscles. This makes scanning the knee the critical step in diagnosing and treating the patient. This week, we are focusing on t...
Our new case study describes how we avoid residual adhesions during flexor tendon release and completely restore hand function. Certain cases require intraoperative patient cooperation and testing to gauge the surgery’s functional outcome. This rule...
The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) innervates the skin of the anterior and lateral parts of the thigh as far as the knee. An LFCN block is performed for acute pain relief following surgical procedures and diagnosing and treating meralgia pare...
An interscalene brachial plexus block anesthetizes the brachial plexus at the level of the roots and results in anesthesia of the shoulder, upper arm, and lateral two-thirds of the clavicle. We wanted to share these 4 tips to perform an interscalene ...
The oblique popliteal ligament (OPL) provides a critical reinforcing function, acting as a stabilizing structure for the posterior knee. As such, it requires particular attention when treating patients with knee injuries. Today, we’re sharing a quick...
In today’s installment of the Nerve Block Tip of the Week, we are reviewing the Anterior Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block technique. The ultrasound-based technique improves the success rate of the anterior TAP block compared to the landm...
Shoulder pain can severely affect the quality of life in people with indications such as adhesive capsulitis, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tear, and glenohumeral arthritis secondary to degeneration or inflammation. A suprascapular nerve block is is...
When it comes to foot anesthesia, it’s impossible to construct nerve block techniques to match the osteotomes, myotomes, and dermatomes for each individual surgical procedure. What you do need to know however is which block to use for specific ...
The medial patellofemoral ligament is a part of the complex network of soft tissues that stabilize the knee and as such requires particular attention when scanned. Here are 4 top tips for scanning the medial patellofemoral ligament Place the patient...
This week, we’re discussing the role of quadratus lumborum (QL) 2 and sharing a 3-step guide to performing this block. For the postoperative analgesia of patients who have undergone abdominal surgery, the QL 2 or posterior QL block provides analgesi...
