Anesthesia for Bunion Surgery
In this Members-exclusive video, Dr. Hadzic takes you step-by-step through the process of accomplishing complete anesthesia for the hallux valgus osteotomy. You will learn that:
1. You need to block only 3 nerves and not perform the complete ankle block
2. A small amount of local anesthetic is sufficient
3. You should always start with the posterior tibial nerve block, as the tibial nerve is the largest, most important for anesthesia and takes the longest time to onset
4. The patterns of local anesthetic spread result in fast onset and successful block