Guidelines • Consensus • Interpretation
Expert consensus on lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block therapy in China(2019)
Guo Xiaoli, He Ruilin, Huang Youqing, Jin Yi, Lin Fuqing, Ma Ke, Wei Jun, Xiong Yuanchang, Yao Ming, Zhu Qian
Published 2019-08-25
Cite as Pain Clin J, 2019,15(4): 242-249. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-9633.2019.04.002
Abstract
The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve originates from the anterior branch of the second and third lumbar spinal nerves and innervates the skin sensation of the lateral thigh, and is prone to anatomic variation. Compared with the traditional blind method, nerve block methods assisted by electrical nerve stimulator and guided by ultrasound have higher success rate. There are two approaches to block the femoral cutaneous nerve. The first approach is medial to the anterior superior iliac spine, the second one is below the anterior superior iliac spine which is now recommended. The nerve can be found between the sartorius and tensor fascia latae, where the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is relatively fixed.
Key words:
Nerve block; Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
Contributor Information
Guo Xiaoli
Department of Pain Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Military University, Chongqing City 400042, China
He Ruilin
Department of Pain Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning City, Guangxi Province 530021, China
Huang Youqing
Department of Pain Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming City, Yunnan Province 650101, China
Jin Yi
Department of Pain Medicine, General Hospital in Eastern Theater of the People's Liberation Army, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province 210002, China
Lin Fuqing
Department of Pain Medicine, the Tenth Affiliated Peoples' Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai City200072, China
Ma Ke
Department of Pain Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai City 200092, China
Wei Jun
Department of Pain Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province 341000, China
Xiong Yuanchang
Department of Pain Medicine, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai City 200433, China
Yao Ming
Department of Pain Medicine, the First Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province 314001, China
Zhu Qian
Department of Pain Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing City 100029, China