Nerve block injection, illustration. Syringes being used to inject local anaesthetic into a finger or toe (digit), with a cross-section of the bone at

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Nerve block injection, illustration. Syringes being used to inject local anaesthetic into a finger or toe (digit), with a cross-section of the bone at centre and nerves (yellow) seen in cross-section. The four injections are for each of the four nerves. This numbs the finger or toe, allowing surgery to take place.

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