A Simple, Safe, and Valuable Tool

The PENG block is a simple, safe block that can be applied to a wide variety of painful pelvic injuries. It is unique in that this block provides pain control to hip and pelvic fractures and can be a valuable tool for multimodal pain control in the acute setting. This block may provide superior analgesia to hip fractures compared to the traditionally performed FNB/FIBs. Like other ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, the clinician should be knowledgeable about the surrounding anatomy and comfortable with needle visualization. 

Dr. Leu and Dr. Sobrero are both ultrasound fellows at Highland Hospital; Josh Luftig, PA, is a clinical instructor at Highland Hospital; Dr. Mantuani is the ultrasound fellowship director at Highland Hospital; and Dr. Nagdev is director of the ultrasound division at Highland Hospital.

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