Lateral Supratrochanteric Approach to Sciatic and Femoral Nerve Blocks in Children: A Feasibility Study

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(a) Lateral view of the femur and pelvis indicating the possibility to reach sciatic and femoral nerves from the supratrochanteric area. (b) Junction of lower and middle third of distance between the greater trochanter and iliac crest marked with cross. GT, greater trochanter; IC, iliac crest; SN, sciatic nerve; FN, femoral nerve.

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