Successful Continuous Adductor Canal Block Placement in a Patient With Absent Sartorius Muscle: A Case Report

Shin E. Lin, David B. Auyong, Aaron B. Dahl, Neil A. Hanson

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Abstract

We report a novel case of a patient who presented for elective total knee arthroplasty and had distorted adductor canal anatomy due to previous sartorius rotational flap surgery. Despite the lack of a sartorius muscle on the intended operative limb, we describe the successful placement of a continuous adductor canal block. This case is a clinically relevant example that highlights the importance of the vastoadductor membrane as the anatomical anteromedial boundary for the adductor canal, and that it remains intact even after sartorius muscle flap surgery.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)101-104
Number of pages4
JournalA & A case reports
Volume9
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 15 2017

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