Blocks used in the management of traumatic rib fractures
Blocks used in the management of traumatic rib fractures
Axial cross-sectional illustration of a thoracic vertebra demonstrating the key anatomical structures (left) and the site of injection of local anesthesia blocks (right) used in the management of traumatic rib fractures.
Modified from: El-Boghdadly K, Wiles MD. Regional anaesthesia for rib fractures: too many choices, too little evidence. Anaesthesia 2019; 74:564.