Bilateral popliteal and saphenous nerve block for osteotomy and tendon release in a cerebral palsy patient with intrathecal baclofen pump : a case report

Keywords:

cerebral palsy (CP), epidural anesthesia, baclofen pump, bilateral popliteal, saphenous block


Published online: Jun 28 2019

https://doi.org/10.56126/70.2.6

S. Coppens (*), D. Hoogma (*), S. Rex (*,**), M. Van de Velde (*,**)

(*) Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals of the KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
(**) Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Abstract

We report the use of a bilateral popliteal and saphenous nerve blockade in a patient with cerebral palsy and an intrathecal baclofen pump requiring extensive tenotomies and osteotomies on both feet and ankles.

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Volume 70, issue 2.

Jun 2019.

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