Combined sub-iliopsoas and subpectineal blocks—for hip surgery
AssigneesNational Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
InventorsMohammed Al Harbi, Rahul Guru, Sheelaj Sharma, Khaled Al Attas
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Abstract
A method for applying a regional block of the articular sensory branch of femoral (FN), obturator (ON) and accessory obturator nerves (AON) comprising injection of an anesthetic at a single needle entry point into a these nerves anatomical sites. Another aspect of this technology is a kit for performing this method.
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A method for inducing a regional block of articular branches of a femoral nerve, an obturator nerve, and an accessory obturator nerve, in a subject, the method comprising:
- injecting an anesthetic via a single needle entry point into a region around a high articular femoral branch, and then
- changing an angle and a direction of a single needle to inject the anesthetic around an obturator nerve stem, under guidance of a low frequency curvilinear ultrasound probe which provides a view of regions containing nerves to be anesthetized.
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