Patient Positioning
Patient lies supine with a small pillow under the dorsal aspect of the ankle or patient may seat on the examination table, knee flexed and the plantar surface of the foot on the table.
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer on a longitudinal plane over the medial aspect of the ankle.
TA: tibialis anterior tendon
EHL: extensor hallucis longus muscle / tendon
A: anterior tibial artery
EHL: extensor hallucis longus muscle / tendon
A: anterior tibial artery
V: anterior tibial vein
N: deep peroneal nerve
TA: tibialis anterior tendon
EHM / EHT: extensor hallucis longus muscle / tendon
EDL: extensor digitorum longus tendon
Note: Examine the tibialis anterior, hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus tendons in their full length from its myotendinous junction to its different insertions (for example tibialis anterior at the first cuneiform).