New York—A novel, ultrasound-guided block of the distal tibial and deep peroneal nerves may help improve anesthesia and postoperative analgesia for patients undergoing hallux valgus (HV) surgery, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the Center for Research, Education and Enhanced Recovery after Orthopedic Surgery, in Genk, Belgium, developed the block after observing that patients undergoing HV surgery at their center were at risk for developing foot drop after receiving a popliteal