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Can ankle surgery be done with local anesthesia?
I will have ankle surgery under general anesthesia. I wonder if ankle surgery can be done with local anesthesia?
2 Answers
Local anesthesia is possible for limited and superficial surgeries on one's ankle; general anesthesia is preferred and optimal for the deeper invasive ankle surgeries that include bone penetrations or deep connective tissue repairs.
Rex
Not really. But you can either have a spinal anesthetic, a peripheral nerve block, or general LMA anesthesia.