This video provides an overview of how to administer a peripheral nerve block, which is also called regional anesthesia. Peripheral nerve block of the wrist or hand is used primarily for the repair of ...

The condition in which people possess an extra finger or toe, i.e., a supernumerary digit, is called Polydactyly. This digit may look like a small skin (nubbin), a raised bump, or sometimes a ...

Diagnostic nerve blocks are a mainstay of lameness diagnosis, but they’re fraught with problems of reliability—some tests produce false positive results while others produce false negatives.

When a horse becomes lame, one of the first things a veterinarian will do is perform nerve blocks on the affected limb(s) to identify the location of the pain. However, several recent studies have ...