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I'm having knee and ankle arthroscopy and removal of ankle hardware, is it poss to get nerve blocks for both? can the whole leg be numbed w 1 inj?
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Yes a 1 sided spinal: -can be done which would numb the whole leg. Ask your anesthesiologist about it.
Answered 12/22/2014
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