“…Regarding Newman et al's study [1], if 'the right amount' of local anaesthetic is injected into 'the right place' (the fascia iliaca compartment), it will spread to the femoral nerve and should produce an adequate femoral block, comparable with the femoral nerve block [2]. Larger volumes may allow spread to the other nerves in the compartment (obturator and lateral femoral cutaneous) or even the lumber plexus.…”