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giving L.A while doing episiotomy a surgeon wants to make sure about pudendal nerve .Against what bony structure will he ...find it ?

  #2

ischial spine smiling face

  #3

smiling face

  #4

ischia tuberosity

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  #5

friends ,

I have found in high yield that ischial tuberosity is the bony landmark for pudendal nerve...but in kaplan i found it as ischial spine as the answer.

Can anybody help me in this ?

  #6

yes asmi..i can smiling face ..just kidding..
both r correct asmi..pudental nerve is located for block...
block can be done in two ways..trans vaginal..(ischial spine is used)
trans perineal..ischial tuberosity is used

http://www.manbit.com/oa/C21.htm

  #7

thanks usmleasr..you have solved my quiery smiling face

thanks









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