Saphenous nerve block as a diagnosis tool for chronic postsurgical pain of the left medial calf

Abstract

Key Clinical Message Ultrasound‐guided saphenous nerve block above the knee may be a valuable diagnosis tool in patient presenting chronic pain of the calf.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for chronic pain after lower abdominal surgery

“…However, interventional minimally invasive procedures (nerve block and neurolysis) and revision surgery may be required in patients in whom adequate pain reduction cannot be achieved with conventional drug therapy. Nerve blocks are considered among the treatment options for postoperative pain because of their reproducibility (6,7).…”