Patient Positioning
Patient seated, arm in internal rotation, elbow flexed (90°) and extended resting on the examination table (pillow)
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer with the cranial edge over the lateral epicondyle and move the distal edge over the radial head.


Intratendinous calcifications, preinsertional hypoechoic swelling of the tendon with diffuse areas of decreased reflectivity and positive doppler signal of the common extensor tendon in a patient with lateral epicondylitis