Section I: Principles of Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Block

• Neural Anatomy
• Dermatomes and Osteotomes
• Preoperative Assessment and Monitoring
• Techniques and Equipment for Neural Localization
• Selection of Local Anesthetic and Adjuvants
• Neurologic Complications

Section II: Lumbar Plexus Block

• Psoas Compartment Approach
• Fascia Iliaca Approach
• Femoral Nerve Block
• Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block
• Obturator Nerve Block
• Saphenous Nerve Blocks

Section III: Sciatic Nerve Block

• Classic Posterior Approach of Labat
• Parasacral Approach
• Subgluteal Approach
• Anterior Approach
• Lateral Popliteal Approach
• Posterior Popliteal Approach
• Ankle Block

Section IV: Mayo Clinic Analgesic Pathway

• Mayo Clinic Total Joint Anesthesia and Analgesic Pathway
• Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia in the Patient Receiving Thromboprophylaxis
• Management of Inpatient Peripheral Nerve Catheters
• Management of Ambulatory Peripheral Nerve Catheters
• Nursing Management of Peripheral Nerve Catheters
• Future Directions

• Robert L. Lennon is Supplemental Consultant, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. With over thirty years of experience in orthopedic anesthesia and pain medicine, he is the recipient of the Distinguished Clinician Award from the Mayo Clinic Department of Anesthesiology.
• Terese T. Horlocker is Consultant, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, and Professor of Anesthesiology and of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. She is also past President of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and is internationally recognized as an expert in the areas of peripheral nerve blocks, thromboprophylaxis and regional blockade, and neurologic complications of regional anesthesia.