Description of how to perform a single-injection popliteal sciatic nerve block. This is ideal for foot and ankle surgery in combination with an adductor canal or saphenous nerve block.
00:06 – Clinical indications
00:32 – Preparation for block
01:33 – Positioning for block
02:31 – Scanning phase
04:08 – Pendulum maneuver for ID of nerves
04:39 – Identify injection point at bifurcation
05:47 – Needle trajectory and approach
08:08 – Needling and injection phase
08:46 – Assess and recognize appropriate spread
11:49 – In-plane block video
14:27 – Out-of-plane block video
