Sciatic-femoral nerve block with bupivacaine in goats undergoing elective stifle arthrotomy

Adami, Chiara; Bergadano, Alessandra; Bruckmaier, Rupert M.; Stoffel, Michael; Doherr, Marcus G.; Spadavecchia, Claudia

doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.02.008

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“…The number of studies in large animals and in cattle in particular has also increased. There are studies published describing ultrasound-guided paravertebral blocks (Kramer and others 2014), brachial plexus blocks (Iwamoto and others 2012) and sciatic and femoral nerve blocks in farm animals (Adami and others 2011, Wagner and others 2011, d'Ovidio and others 2014, Waag and others 2014). However, there is still a lack of case reports or studies describing the use of these techniques in calves in a clinical scenario.…”

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Ultrasound‐guided sciatic and femoral nerve blocks for metatarsal fracture stabilisation in a two‐day‐old neonatal calf

Viscasillas

Drożdżyńska

McSloy

2015

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A two-day-old heifer calf presented with a non-weight bearing right hindlimb lameness following a traumatic event. A closed, complete, overriding, displaced fracture of the distal right metatarsal diaphysis was diagnosed and closed reduction and cast placement was elected as treatment. The calf was sedated intravenously with a combination of diazepam and ketamine. With the calf in lateral recumbency, sciatic and femoral nerve blocks were performed using procaine to provide analgesia and muscle relaxation for the procedure. The procedure was performed with the patient sedated and no further anaesthetics or analgesics were needed. This report is the first describing the use of sciatic and femoral nerve blocks as analgesia for a young calf. The success of the technique allowed a decrease in the dosage of other systemic drugs. This is an important factor in decreasing potential complications related to anaesthesia in these patients.

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Ultrasound‐guided sciatic and femoral nerve blocks for metatarsal fracture stabilisation in a two‐day‐old neonatal calf

Viscasillas

Drożdżyńska

McSloy

2015

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“…44,45 Close to its origin, the saphenous nerve sends motor branches to the sartorius, pectineus and gracilis muscles and courses in the femoral triangle embedded between the vastus medialis muscle and the sartorius muscle in compound with the femoral artery and vein under the fascia of the sartorius muscle near the caudal margin of the femur between its proximal and middle third. 7,38,39,43,44 In this trial, the femoral nerve could not be differentiated from blood vessels due to the lack of blood flow in the cadavers. Consequently, the triad of femoral artery and vein and the saphenous nerve could not be resolved visually from each other.…”

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“…7,38,39 The peripheral blockade of the sciatic and saphenous nerves allows effective desensitization of the tissue at the hind limbs, especially at the stifle joint and the tibia. 7,39 The decisive factor is the localization of the nerve. Anatomical landmarks to block the sciatic and the saphenous nerves under ultrasound guidance or by use of a neurostimulator have been evaluated.…”

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“…[7][8][9][10][11] The use of locoregional anaesthesia techniques allows the depth of anaesthesia to be reduced during surgery and decreases the need for systemic analgesic drugs during and after surgery due to their long-lasting analgesic efficacy. 7,12 In humans, application of such techniques often allows the induction of general anaesthesia to be circumvented. Furthermore, the risk of adverse effects such as vomiting and nausea is minimized during the postoperative phase while pain is reduced and patients can be released from the hospital earlier.…”

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“…34 As a consequence, postoperative well-being may be improved in animals and humans. 7,33,35 Several anatomical landmarks can be used for the perineural administration of local anaesthetics to the sciatic and the femoral nerves. Notwithstanding, the success rate of these blocks could be even further increased with smaller volumes of injected local anaesthetics when using a nerve stimulator.…”

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Ultrasound-guided block of sciatic and femoral nerves: an anatomical study

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Stoffel

Spadavecchia³

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The sheep is a popular animal model for human biomechanical research involving invasive surgery on the hind limb. These painful procedures can only be ethically justified with the application of adequate analgesia protocols. Regional anaesthesia as an adjunct to general anaesthesia may markedly improve well-being of these experimental animals during the postoperative period due to a higher analgesic efficacy when compared with systemic drugs, and may therefore reduce stress and consequently the severity of such studies. As a first step 14 sheep cadavers were used to establish a new technique for the peripheral blockade of the sciatic and the femoral nerves under sonographic guidance and to evaluate the success rate by determination of the colorization of both nerves after an injection of 0.5 mL of a 0.1% methylene blue solution. First, both nerves were visualized sonographically. Then, methylene blue solution was injected and subsequently the length of colorization was measured by gross anatomical dissection of the target nerves. Twenty-four sciatic nerves were identified sonographically in 12 out of 13 cadavers. In one animal, the nerve could not be ascertained unequivocally and, consequently, nerve colorization failed. Twenty femoral nerves were located by ultrasound in 10 out of 13 cadavers. In three cadavers, signs of autolysis impeded the scan. This study provides a detailed anatomical description of the localization of the sciatic and the femoral nerves and presents an effective and safe yet simple and rapid technique for performing peripheral nerve blocks with a high success rate.

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Internal fixation of a femoral fracture using a locking compression plate in a goat

Hann

Connolly

Rubio‐Martínez

2021

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A six‐month‐old male neutered pygmy goat presented for treatment of an acute, closed, mildly comminuted, complete, mid‐diaphyseal, displaced, transverse fracture of the right femur. Internal fixation of the fracture was carried out using a 3.5 mm narrow six‐hole locking compression plate. The goat recovered well and was discharged from the hospital with no complications. Follow‐up at one year revealed the goat was ambulating well with no right hindlimb lameness. Internal fixation in small ruminant species is seldom reported but with the increasing popularity of pet goats, fracture fixation is likely to become more common.

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Sciatic-femoral nerve block with bupivacaine in goats undergoing elective stifle arthrotomy

Cited by 27 publications

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Ultrasound‐guided sciatic and femoral nerve blocks for metatarsal fracture stabilisation in a two‐day‐old neonatal calf

Ultrasound‐guided sciatic and femoral nerve blocks for metatarsal fracture stabilisation in a two‐day‐old neonatal calf

Ultrasound-guided block of sciatic and femoral nerves: an anatomical study

Internal fixation of a femoral fracture using a locking compression plate in a goat

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