2. • Indications
• Podiatric surgery Foot and toe debridement or amputation.
• anesthetized by a simple subcutaneous injection of local
anesthetic.
• The ankle block involves blockade of 5 nerves
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12. CHOICE OF LOCAL ANESTHETIC
• Depends on the length of time you
wish block to last
• Longer acting local anesthetics may
take longer for onset
13. • Blockade of the Deep Peroneal
Nerve, Superficial Peroneal
Nerve, and Saphenous Nerve
one blocked in can be needle
stick.
14. • Deep Peroneal Nerve can be
located at the level of the
medial malleolus just lateral to
the extensor hallucis longus
Editor's Notes
The flexor hallucis longus tendon is a strong, fibrous cord that connects a muscle in the calf to the great toe
Medial malleolus — the small prominent bone on the inner side of the ankle at the end of the tibia. Posterior malleolus — the back part of the tibia. Lateral malleolus — the prominent bone on the outer side of the ankle at the end of the fibula.
