Patient Positioning
Patient seated facing the examiner with extended arm, palm up. The arm is resting comfortably on the examination table. Placing a pillow under the elbow leads to full extension of the joint.
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer on a lateral transverse plane over the radial head on the lateral side of the elbow.
Note: Dynamic scanning during passive pro- and supination distal to the radial head helps to evaluate the insertion of the distal biceps tendon.
Note: Dynamic scanning during passive pro- and supination helps to evaluate the radial head and neck.