For confirmatory diagnosis of navicular disease the nerve block is used?

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QUESTION

For confirmatory diagnosis of navicular disease the nerve block is used?

OPTIONS

(A) Median
(B) Posterior digital
(C) Volar
(D) Ulnar

ANSWER

(B) Posterior digital

EXPLANATION

Blocking the palmar digital nerves, also called posterior digital nerves, can help localize pain to the caudal foot and is used in evaluation of navicular-region pain. Median and ulnar nerve blocks are more proximal, while 'volar' is a broad positional term rather than the named bilateral distal digital block.

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