Abstract
The saphenous nerve block chapter describes the indications, set up, technical details and other considerations for two different approaches to achieve anesthesia in the saphenous nerve distribution.
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Injection, anesthetic agent; other peripheral nerve 64450
Ultrasound guidance 76942
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Olson, T.F., Hillegass, M.G. (2017). Saphenous Nerve Block. In: Yong, R., Nguyen, M., Nelson, E., Urman, R. (eds) Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43133-8_93
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