The investigators will be comparing ultrasound-guided (USG) ankle block and anatomic landmark-guided (ALG) ankle block to determine which of these procedures is better in surgical anesthesia and in postoperative pain relief.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Hadera, Israel
Surgical Anesthesia Sufficient
Sufficiency of surgical anesthesia will be determined by the presence of a complete sensory or motor block. If general anesthesia needs to be added to achieve operative analgesia, the surgical block will not be deemed sufficient.
Time frame: Thirty minutes
Post-operative Pain Relief
Intensity of post-operative pain will be measured by a numerical scale from 0-10 by the patient
Time frame: Twenty-four hours
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