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- Chris Offierski.
- Orthopedic Surgery, Greater Niagara General Hospital, 6453 Morrison Street, Suite 300, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 7H1, Canada. Electronic address: dr.offierski@bellnet.ca.
- Clin Plast Surg. 2013 Oct 1;40(4):551-5.
AbstractPeripheral nerve block is well suited for distal extremity surgery. Blocking the nerves at the distal extremity is easily done. It does not require ultrasound or stimulators to identify the nerve. Blocking nerves in the distal extremity is safe with low risk of toxicity. The effect of the nerve block is limited to the distribution of the nerve. The distal nerves in the lower extremity are sensory branches of the sciatic nerve. This provides a sensory block only. This has the advantage of allowing the patient to actively contract tendons in the foot and ambulate more quickly after surgery.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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