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. 2024 Aug;68(8):740-741.
doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_312_24. Epub 2024 Jul 2.

Tips on 'TIPS Block'

Shrabanti Jana  1 , Tuhin Mistry  1 , Kartik Sonawane  1
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Tips on 'TIPS Block'

Shrabanti Jana et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2024 Aug.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Schematic showing injection site and involved nerves and plexuses following dual sub-sartorial block (DSB). (a) Distal Femoral Triangle block (b) Proximal Adductor Canal block. SaM = sartorius muscle, VMM = vastus medialis muscle, ALM = adductor longus muscle, VAM = vasoadductor membrane, IFCN = intermediate femoral cutaneous nerve, NVM = nerve to vastus medialis, MRN = medial retinacular nerve, MFCN = medial femoral cutaneous nerve, MCNT = medial cutaneous nerve of thigh, LFCN = lateral femoral cutaneous Nerve, LRN = lateral retinacular nerve, SaN = saphenous nerve, AD = anterior division; AMM = adductor magnus muscle, TN = tibial nerve, CPN = common peroneal nerve, SN = sciatic nerve, ON = obturator nerve, P/PD = posterior division
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