Case - Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block in an Obese Patient with a Patellar Tendon Tear and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block in an Obese Patient with a Patellar Tendon Tear and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Presented by:	The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology / Todd Nelson, M.D.
Summary points:	An obese 50-year-old with obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes presents with an infrapatellar tear resulting from a fall on black ice while shoveling snow. This case report describes the anaesthetic procedure and outcome. The authors discuss the advantages of using ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks for surgical patients.
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