An ankle foot block is used for podiatric surgery such as foot and toe debridement or amputation. It involves blocking 5 nerves - the deep peroneal nerve, superficial peroneal nerve, and saphenous nerve - using a subcutaneous injection of local anesthetic around the ankle. The choice of local anesthetic depends on how long the block needs to last, as longer-acting drugs may have a delayed onset of action.

1. ANKLE FOOT BLOCK

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

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