How I Do It: Saphenous Nerve Block

Metadata

• Author: The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)
• Full Title: How I Do It: Saphenous Nerve Block
• Category: #articles
• Document Tags: regional
• URL: https://www.asra.com/news-publications/asra-newsletter/newsletter-item/asra-news/2020/05/02/how-i-do-it-saphenous-nerve-block2

Highlights

• The saphenous nerve (nerve roots L3–L4) is the femoral nerve’s largest cutaneous branch and originates from its posterior branch (View Highlight)
• The nerve is initially located lateral to the artery, then it crosses the SFA anteriorly and runs medially with the SFA until emerging from the AC with the saphenous branch of the descending genicular artery (SDGA) (View Highlight)