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 with its anterior part over dorsal aspect of medial malleolus. Dorsal to it, the flexor tendons can be seen.
tp: tibialis posterior tendon
fdl: flexor digitorum longus tendon
Note: Tenosynovitis of the tibialis posterior tendon with effusion, synovial hypertrophy and doppler signal