title: Anatomic changes in the inguinal region after hip arthroscopy: implications for femoral nerve block.
abstract: Patients may experience significant pain after hip arthroscopy. Two patients who experienced severe pain after arthroscopic hip surgery, despite receiving multimodal pharmacologic therapy, are presented. In both cases, ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block provided excellent analgesia. However, during ultrasound, significant anatomic changes were noted in the inguinal region. In this report, we describe anatomic changes in the inguinal region that are visible with ultrasound after hip arthroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA. jennifer.davis@hsc.utah.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Swenson
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Christine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: Stephen K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Aoki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005267:Femoral Nerve; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods