Plantar Flexion Seems More Reliable than Dorsiflexion with Labat???s Sciatic Nerve Block: A Prospective, Randomized Comparison

Autor: Francisco Gude, Sabela Del Rio, Julian Alvarez, Peter G. Atanassoff, Jaime Rodríguez, Cortés J, Manuel Taboada, Juan Lagunilla
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Anesthesia & Analgesia. 100:250-254
ISSN: 0003-2999
Popis: Labat's classic approach to the sciatic nerve has not been able to show which motor response of the foot provides a more frequent rate of complete sensory and motor block. In this prospective, randomized, double-blind study, we compared plantar flexion with dorsiflexion with regard to onset time and efficacy of sciatic nerve block using the classic posterior approach. A total of 80 patients undergoing hallux valgus repair were randomly allocated to receive sciatic nerve block after evoked plantar flexion (n = 40) or dorsiflexion (n = 40). Twenty milliliters of 0.75% ropivacaine was injected after the motor response was elicited at
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