Upper-Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Perioperative Pain Management of Orthopaedic Patients...

Upper-Extremity Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Perioperative Pain Management of Orthopaedic Patients

by Umasuthan Srikumaran, Benjamin E. Stein, Eric W. Tan, Michael T. Freehill, and John H. Wilckens

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 95(24):e197December 18, 2013

©2013 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Brachial plexus anatomy.

Umasuthan Srikumaran et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013;95:e197


The dermatomes anesthetized are shown in dark blue.



Surface anatomy of the neck showing the relative midpoint (x) of the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (solid line).



The highlight shows the region of the brachial plexus (nerve roots and root-trunk transition) targeted by an interscalene nerve block.



Surface anatomy.



The highlight shows the region of the brachial plexus (trunks) targeted by a supraclavicular nerve block.



Surface anatomy.



The highlight shows the region of the brachial plexus (cords) targeted by an infraclavicular nerve block.



Surface anatomy.



The highlight shows the region of the brachial plexus (terminal branches) targeted by an axillary nerve block.



Surface anatomy.



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