Distal subsartorial compartment block of the saphenous nerve - A dissection study and a patient case series

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STUDY OBJECTIVE: A saphenous nerve block is an important tool for analgesia after foot and ankle surgery. The conventional midthigh approach to saphenous nerve block in the femoral triangle may impede ambulation by impairing quadriceps motor function.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Developing a selective saphenous nerve block targeting the nerve distal to its emergence from the adductor canal in the subsartorial compartment.

DESIGN: This study consists of A) a dissection study and B) Data from a clinical case series.

SETTING: A) Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria (dissection of 15 cadaver sides) and. B) Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark (5 patients).

INTERVENTIONS: A) Five mL of methylene blue was injected into the subsartorial compartment distal to the intersection of the saphenous nerve and the tendon of the adductor magnus guided by ultrasound. B) Five patients undergoing major hindfoot and ankle surgery had a subsartorial compartment block with 10 mL of local anesthetic in addition to a popliteal sciatic nerve block.

MEASUREMENT: A) The frequencies of staining the saphenous and medial vastus nerves. B) Assessment of postoperative pain by NRS score (0-10) and success rate of saphenous nerve block by presence of cutaneous anesthesia in the anteromedial lower leg, and motor impairment by ability to ambulate.

MAIN RESULTS: A) The saphenous nerve was stained in 15/15 cadaver sides. A terminal branch of the medial vastus nerve was stained in 2/15 cadaver sides. B) All patients were fully able to ambulate without support. No patients had any post-surgical pain from the anteromedial aspect of the ankle and foot (NRS score 0). The success rate of saphenous nerve block was 100%.

CONCLUSION: The saphenous nerve can be targeted in the subsartorial compartment distal to the intersection of the nerve and the tendon of the adductor magnus. The subsartorial compartment block provided efficient analgesia without quadriceps motor impairment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

2023

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:92

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical anesthesia - 92(2023) vom: 21. Feb., Seite 111315

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jensen, Anne E [VerfasserIn]
Bjørn, Siska [VerfasserIn]
Nielsen, Thomas D [VerfasserIn]
Moriggl, Bernhard [VerfasserIn]
Hoermann, Romed [VerfasserIn]
Vaeggemose, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Bendtsen, Thomas F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Distal subsartorial compartment block
Foot and ankle surgery
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Saphenous nerve

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Date Completed 24.11.2023

Date Revised 22.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111315

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364179112