Korean J Pain.  2009 Apr;22(1):78-82. 10.3344/kjp.2009.22.1.78.

Ultrasound Guided both Obturator Nerve Block for Patient with Adductor Thigh Muscle Spasm : A case report

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  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. painfree@snubh.org
  • 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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.

Keyword

obturator nerve block; ultrasound guidance

MeSH Terms

Analgesia
Cerebral Palsy
Cystoscopy
Hip
Humans
Muscles
Obturator Nerve
Paraplegia
Peripheral Nerves
Relaxation
Spasm
Thigh
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