Patient Positioning
Patient lies supine with a small pillow under the dorsal aspect of the ankle or legs in “frog-like” position. The ankle is lying on its lateral aspect.
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer on transverse planes over the flexor digitorum longus tendon and follow it to the sustentaculum tali.
note: The tarsal tunnel contains tendons, nerves and vessels to travel between the posterior leg and the foot. Its contains (anterior to posterior): Tibialis posterior tendon, flexor digitorum longus tendon, posterior tibial artery and vein, tibial nerve, flexor hallucis longus tendon. The mnemonic “Tom, Dick and a Very Nervous Harry” can be used
V: vein
A: artery
N: