Castellanos J, Ramírez C, De Sena L, Bertrán C
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2000 Aug;82(6):889. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.82b6.10430.
We studied the effectiveness of a local injection of 1 ml of 2% mepivacaine into the sheath of the flexor tendon in 64 fingers and found it to be a safe procedure giving satisfactory anaesthesia.