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Leg injury after several reconstructive treatments with the applied osteosynthesis device.
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Therefore, on the second day of hospitalization, and after written informed consent was obtained, an E-Catheter (Pajunk), 20 G, was placed via ultrasound-guided high frequency linear probe (6-12 MHz), in-plane position at the level of the left popliteal nerve, surrounding it (Figure 1).
Ultrasound images of catheter placement (C) at the level of the right popliteal nerve (N) below the perineural sheath.
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Every 4 days, the patient received multiple deep wound dressing changes with specific substances (ligasan, aquagel), associated with demarcation of wound margins and escharotomies, and sometimes with concomitant partial closure of the flaps (Figure 2).