Patient Positioning
Patient lies on the opposite hip.
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer over the greater trochanter as a landmark and shift the probe to get an image with the gluteus medius in the left aspect and the greater trochanter in the right aspect of the image section.
note: tear of the tendon of the gluteus medius muscle at the level of the superoposterior and lateral facets
note: tear of the tendon of the gluteus minimus muscle with and without pressure of the probe.
note: tear of the tendon of the gluteus medius with anechoic hematoma.