Ultrasound-Guided Posterior Tibial Nerve Block for Plantar Foot Foreign Body Removal

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 May;36(5):262-265. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001897.

Abstract

Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia is a growing modality within the pediatric emergency department. Here we present a case where a posterior tibial nerve block was used for anesthesia during foreign body removal from the plantar foot. We further review the technique and literature regarding this straightforward and highly effective procedure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Foot / diagnostic imaging
  • Foot / innervation*
  • Foot / surgery
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Nerve Block / methods*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*