Patient Positioning
Patient supine, leg abducted and externally rotated, knee bent.
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer on their short axis over the adductors. Three muscle layers should be visualized: superficial: adductor longus muscle (lateral) and gracilis muscle (medial), second: adductor brevis muscle, third and deepest layer: adductor magnus muscle
note: Three muscle layers can be visualized: superficial: adductor longus muscle (lateral) and gracilis muscle (medial), second: adductor brevis muscle, third and deepest layer: adductor magnus muscle