The nerve to vastus medialis (NVM) contributes to sensation in the medial knee joint. However I don't believe that it needs to be specifically located and targeted with the needle for separate injection (which increases technical complexity and the risk of mechanical needle-nerve injury) in an adductor canal block . Post-block scanning shows that local anesthetic injected within the adductor canal, even at a distal location, almost always spills out to surround the NVM, as shown in this #short video.

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