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Question
Hand pain following fist versus face. What's the diagnosis and what nerve block would you use?
Answer
Boxer's fracture. Read more here.
Pain control can be achieved with an ulnar nerve block (e.g., reducation if if angulated). A video for the technique using ultrasound can be found here.
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