In this new BLOCKJOCKS VIP video Dr. Brandon Winchester performs an ultrasound-guided adductor canal catheter using an in-plane oblique proximal to distal approach. During the procedure Dr. Winchester discusses the role of the nerve to vastus medialis (NVM) in providing analgesia for major knee s...
In this new VIP lecture video Dr. Sonia Szlyk, the director or regional anesthesia for the North American Partners in Anesthesia mid-Atlantic division, discusses perioperative considerations for the placement of adductor canal catheters for postoperative pain control for total knee replacements a...
In this new Virtual Ultrasound Workshop video Dr. Brandon Winchester explains tips and tricks for the successful and safe placement of adductor canal blocks & catheters.
The BLOCKJOCKS Virtual Ultrasound Workshop comprehensively discusses and demonstrates scanning & technique considerations fo...
In this video Dr. Winchester uses a proximal to distal oblique approach to place an ultrasound-guided adductor canal catheter for postop analgesia in the left leg after a right sided ACL reconstruction revision with contralateral patellar tendon graft. The patient additionally had a right sided a...
Brandon Winchester performs a rescue adductor canal block in the mid-thigh to block the saphenous (medial) component of postoperative pain following an ankle arthroscopy.
Greg Hickman uses a cadaver leg and dye to demonstrate the extensive proximal and distal spread seen with an adductor canal block when just 10ml is injected.
Brandon Winchester demonstrates a modified adductor canal catheter technique for ACL reconstruction featuring an oblique needle angle from proximal to distal thigh. This modification allows the placement of the catheter preoperatively, and facilitates the threading of the catheter several centime...
Greg Hickman, medical and anesthesia director at the Andrews Institute, performs an adductor canal catheter for postop pain control after ACL reconstruction. He demonstrates his current technique utilizing an oblique needle angle to facilitate threading the catheter proximally up the adductor can...
Block of the Day #12: Greg Hickman performs bilateral ultrasound-guided saphenous (adductor canal) catheters at the Andrews Institute for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with a contralateral patellar tendon graft.
Block of the Day #6: Brandon Winchester performs a mid-thigh ultrasound-guided saphenous/adductor canal catheter for ACL reconstruction at the Andrews Institute.
Brandon Winchester performs a dry femoral catheter (part 1), saphenous/adductor canal block (part 2), and popliteal block (part 3) for ACL surgery in an ongoing effort to assess the saphenous block as a suitable replacement for a femoral block.
A presentation and panel discussion originally broadcast live on April 22, 2014 from the Andrews Institute reviewing the use of adductor canal catheters for major knee surgery. Dr. Brandon Winchester, the regional anesthesia fellowship director at the Andrews Institute, moderated the event and de...
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In this video Brandon Winchester unsuccessfully attempts to block the posterior division of the obturator nerve by way of a mid-thigh adductor canal infiltration.
American downhill ski champion and 2010 olympic gold winner, Lindsey Vonn, used her GoPro camera to film the removal of the adductor canal catheter that Dr. Hickman placed for postoperative analgesia following her recent ACL reconstruction by Dr. Andrews. Lindsey shared her video with BLOCKJOCKS....
VIP Lecture Series: Dr. Arthur Atchabahian, Professor of Anesthesiology at NYU, discusses the anatomy, technique, pearls and tips for the placement of adductor canal blocks using an array of literature references, cadaveric dissections after dye injections, 3-dimensional CT reconstructions, and ...
