FIELD: medicine.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to traumatology and orthopedics and can be used in operations on Achilles tendon, ankle joint and foot. For this purpose block of tibial nerve is performed by introduction of anesthetic through point, located on the middle of the distance between internal ankle and internal edge of Achilles tendon. Additionally performed is block of common paroneal nerve by introduction of anesthetic through point, located behind fibular bone head.
EFFECT: method makes it possible to provide adequate anesthesia of foot for long term due to more accurate determination of reference points for additional block of paroneal nerve.
2 dwg, 2 ex
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Dates
2011-08-10—Published
2009-10-21—Filed