Ankle Block is an appropriate form of anesthesia for operations on the foot. Patients having this form of anesthesia usually have their block placed in our holding area prior to going to the operating room. After starting an IV for fluids and medications, a series of local anesthetic injections is made around the ankle which produce numbness in the foot. Most patients can be given some sedative medication during the injections to ease with any discomfort during that phase, and typically there is no memory of the injecting after surgery. Ankle blocks can be given on one or both of the feet, and are usually effective. When the foot does not go completely numb, the surgeon can often supplement with extra local during the operation. As always, there will be someone from CAA with you throughout the procedure, monitoring you and ready to administer a general anesthetic should it become necessary.
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