Subparaneural injection in popliteal sciatic nerve blocks evaluated by MRI
Büttner Benedikt,
Schwarz Alexander,
Mewes Caspar,
Kristof Katalin,
Hinz José,
Quintel Michael,
Mansur Ashham,
Bergmann Ingo
Affiliations
Büttner Benedikt
Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert-Koch Str. 40, 37075Goettingen, Germany
Schwarz Alexander
Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Goettingen, GoettingenGermany
Mewes Caspar
Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert-Koch Str. 40, 37075Goettingen, Germany
Kristof Katalin
Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert-Koch Str. 40, 37075Goettingen, Germany
Hinz José
Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum RegionHannover, Germany
Quintel Michael
Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert-Koch Str. 40, 37075Goettingen, Germany
Mansur Ashham
Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert-Koch Str. 40, 37075Goettingen, Germany
Bergmann Ingo
Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert-Koch Str. 40, 37075Goettingen, Germany
Intraneural injection of a local anesthetic can damage the nerve, yet it occurs frequently during distal sciatic block with no neurological sequelae. This has led to a controversy about the optimal needle tip placement that results from the particular anatomy of the sciatic nerve with its paraneural sheath.
