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Case Report

Volume 8, Number 5, May 2017, pages 155-158

Femoral Nerve Palsy Following Landmark Based Ilioinguinal-Iliohypogastric Nerve Block: Case Report and Safety Review

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Relevant planes and structures of II/IH blocks. 1: external oblique aponeurosis; 2: internal oblique aponeurosis; 3: II/IH nerve penetrating transversus abdominis; 4: transversalis fascia; 5: iliacus fascia; 6: femoral nerve; A: desired needle depth for II/IH block.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Improper administration depth. 1: Improper penetration through, into, or deep to the transversalis muscle. 2: As the transversalis and iliacus fascia are contiguous with one another, infiltration into this plane can result in tracking, inadvertently anesthetizing the femoral nerve.