Open AccessArthroscopic medial meniscus trimming or repair under nerve blocks: Which nerves should be blocked?
Author(s) -
Ahmad Taha,
A. M. Abd-Elmaksoud
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.174912
Subject(s) - medicine , obturator nerve , medial meniscus , arthroscopy , valgus , sciatic nerve , femoral nerve block , surgery , meniscus , lateral meniscus , femoral nerve , knee arthroscopy , nerve block , anesthesia , osteoarthritis , physics , alternative medicine , incidence (geometry) , pathology , optics
This study aimed to determine the role of the sciatic and obturator nerve blocks (in addition to femoral block) in providing painless arthroscopic medial meniscus trimming/repair.