Continuous Popliteal-Sciatic Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia

What is it about?

We found no evidence that during a continuous popliteal nerve block, postoperative analgesia is improved with the perineural catheter tip deep to the paraneural sheath immediately distal to the sciatic bifurcation, compared with a traditional approach with the catheter tip superficial to the paraneural sheath proximal to the bifurcation.

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Why is it important?

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