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Anesthetic technique. The popliteal block is performed with the needle tip inserted 7–8 cm above the popliteal crease and 1 cm lateral to the midline.

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1 Anesthetic technique. The popliteal block is performed with the needle tip inserted 7–8 cm above the popliteal crease and 1 cm lateral to the midline. (Reproduced, with permission, from Rongstad KM, Mann RA, Prieskorn D, et al: Popliteal sciatic nerve block for postoperative analgesia. Foot Ankle Int 1996;17:378). Source: Chapter 8. Foot and Ankle Surgery, Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics, 5e Citation: Skinner HB, McMahon PJ. Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics, 5e; 2014 Available at: Accessed: October 27, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved


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