Digital nerve blocks: More gain with less pain.
Digital nerve blocks are commonly used and effective techniques for achieving anaesthesia of the digit for the purposes of enabling a variety of surgical procedures to be performed. Several techniques have been described including the traditional method, the metacarpal block and the transthecal approach. We favour the traditional technique, and describe a variation of the technique.
Scarff
Catherine E
CE
Department of Dermatology, The Alfred, Victoria, Australia.
Scarff
Christopher W
CW
D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000294:innervation*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement
D000779:Anesthetics, Local