The adductor canal block primarily targets which nerve?
Saphenous nerve
Which vessels run deep to the sciatic nerve?
Popliteal artery/vein
On ultrasound, the femoral nerve appears directly lateral to this structure
Femoral artery
Name the 3 nerves that it attempts to block
Femoral nerve
Lateral cutaneous nerve
Obturator nerve
Which artery runs through the adductor canal?
Femoral artery
The sciatic nerve bifurcates into two nerves at the popliteal fossa. What are they?
Common peroneal nerve
Tibial nerve
Where is the nerve?
What is the highlighted structure?
Fascia lata
Compared with the femoral nerve block, what is the main advantage of the adductor canal block?
Motor-sparing
Which terminal branch of the sciatic nerve supplies sensation to the lateral aspect of the foot?
Sural nerve
Which motor function is most commonly affected by a femoral nerve block?
Quadriceps weakness --> knee extension
(hip flexion)
Describe the insertion point for the lankmark based technique for the fascia iliaca block
Which muscle forms the "roof" of the adductor canal on USS?
Which terminal branch of the sciatic nerve is responsible for allowing dorsiflexion of the foot
Deep peroneal nerve
The femoral nerve arises from which nerve roots?
L2-L4 (posterior divisions)
Which 2 muscles make up the "bow-tie" sign in the suprainguinal fascia ilaca block?
Sartorius and internal oblique
What is the highlighted structure?
Vastus medialis
Other than the traditional popliteal approach, name another approach for the sciatic nerve block
Transgluteal
Subgluteal (infragluteal)
Anterior
CAPS (crosswise approach to popliteal sciatic nerve)
What is the highlighted structure?
Iliopsoas
(Iliacus)
(Psoas major)
What is this structure?