Equine cadaveric study suggests tibial and fibular nerve block is feasible with a single ultrasound-guided injection via a caudocranial midfemoral approach
Blocking at the level of the third trochanter of the femur covers a larger area of desensitization in a single access point and can be used to promote analgesia in surgical procedures involving the pelvic limb.
Authors
- Marcello Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8932-6247)
- Peterson Triches Dornbusch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0280-6548)
- Ana Paula Rossa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1156-1976)
- Jéssica do Rocio Janiszewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6351-1823)
- Viviane Luize Bosak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5277-1280)
- Lucimara Strugava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8695-4029)
- Andressa Duarte Lorga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-5479)
- Anny Raissa Carolini Gomes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5244-3848)
- Juan Carlos Duque Moreno
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Paraná (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.25.01.0002
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01