BACKGROUND
Ilioinguinal (IL) and iliohypogastric (IH) nerve blocks are used in patients with chronic postherniorrhaphy pain. The present study tested the hypothesis that our method, previously developed in cadavers, blocks the nerves separately and selectively in human volunteers.
METHODS
We blocked the IL and the IH nerves in 16 volunteers in a single-blinded randomized cross-over setting un...
