The femoral nerve lies deep to the fascia iliaca.
Movie (A) shows spread of local anesthetic below the fascia iliaca, as it should during femoral nerve block.
Movie (B) shows injection too shallow, with spread of local anesthetic superficial to fascia iliaca. In this case the needle tip should be repositioned before injecting further.
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