Ultrasound Guided both Obturator Nerve Block for Patient with Adductor Thigh Muscle Spasm : A case report.
- Author:
Tae Myoung KWON
1
;
Hyun Joo KIM
;
Ji Yeon MOON
;
Jeong Hun SUH
;
Pyung Bok LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: obturator nerve block; ultrasound guidance
- MeSH: Analgesia; Cerebral Palsy; Cystoscopy; Hip; Humans; Muscles; Obturator Nerve; Paraplegia; Peripheral Nerves; Relaxation; Spasm; Thigh
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain 2009;22(1):78-82
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Obturator nerve block has been used for analgesia of hip pain, relaxation of adductor muscle spasm related to cerebral palsy or paraplegia and in urologic surgery to prevent inadvertent obturator activity during lateral wall cystoscopy. Recently, ultrasound guidance has gained popularity in the field of peripheral nerve block and have been reported in some benefits. We describe here successfully performed both obturator nerve block under ultrasound guidance.
