Patient Positioning
Patient lies prone, foot hanging out of the examination table.
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer on a sagittal plane over the achilles tendon, which is easily palpated.
note: scanning the medial aspect of the calf from proximal to distal on transverse planes with discontinuity of the muscle fibers of the medial head of gastrocnemius and hematoma in a patient after injury of his leg
note: scanning the medial aspect of the calf from proximal to distal on longitudinal planes with discontinuity of the muscle fibers of the medial head of gastrocnemius and hematoma in a patient after injury of his leg
Note: hematoma close to the muscle tear (medial head of gastrocnemius)
Note: tear and hematoma of the medial head of gastrocnemius