Patient Positioning
Patient lies supine, knee 20°–30° flexed. Place a small pillow under the joint to keep this position.
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer on a sagittal plane in the midline over the quadriceps tendon and the cranial part of the patella (landmark).
Note: patient with prepatellar bursitis with anechoic bursal fluid
patient with acute prepatellar bursitis after tennis match, fluid analysis did not show any crystalls or bacteria.