17 – Blocking the saphenous nerve separately in the adductor canal

Position: place the patient supine, rotate the thigh external

Probe: select a linear, high-frequency transducer

Place/Plane: place the transducer mid-thigh medially and perpendicular to the adductor canal

First locate the pulsatile femoral artery

You may track the artery from the inguinal ligament until it dives under the sartorius muscle