Regional anesthesia for pelvic limb surgeries can provide perioperative analgesia,
possibly decreasing the need for systemic analgesics and unwanted side effects, such
as ruminal tympany or ileus. Several ultrasound-guided techniques for sciatic and
femoral or saphenous nerve block have been described in dogs (
Campoy et al., 2010
;
Portela et al., 2018
); however, only nerve stimulation–assisted techniques have been described in goats
(
Adami et al., 2011
;
Shippy et al., 2021
). This letter describes the use of ultrasound-guided saphenous and sciatic nerve
blocks in a goat undergoing external fixation for a tarsal fracture.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: September 06, 2022
Accepted:
September 1,
2022
Received:
June 28,
2022
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