There are a few basic anatomical principles and concepts that pertain specifically to Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine. The author summarized these in this tutorial.
Psoas compartment block is not synonymous with lumbar plexus block or lumbar paravertebral block. This tutorial explains the anatomy that differentiates them.
The eye socket is not merely a cavity, which, when filled up with local anesthetic agent constitutes an eye block. This tutorial takes an in depth look at the nerves that innervate different parts of the eye and also the barriers that separate them.
Because all the visceral pain from the pelvis and abdomen goes via the sympathetic ganglia and then the sympathetic nerves to the spinal cord and brain, the ganglia are described in detail in this tutorial.
A lot has been said and written about the thoracic paravertebral space. Its closeness to the pleura and epidural space makes this summary of this space as described here essential.
This is a succinct by essential description of the anatomy of the femoral, obturator and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves. This is a succinct by essential description of the anatomy of the femoral, obturator and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves.
The knee joint receives its innervation from at least 7 nerves that we know of. This innervation is described here in detail, which will explain why certain popular blocks for knee surgery is worse than useless.
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