Patient Positioning
Patient lies prone, leg in extended position. You may put a small pillow under the ankle.
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer on longitudinal plane over the medial aspect of the dorsal joint on the long axis of the semimembranosus tendon and medial head of gastrocnemius.
l joint on the long axis of the semimembranosus tendon and medial head of gastrocnemius.
Patient (suffering from rheumatoid arthritis) with Baker`s cyst (popliteal cyst) which is usually found between the medial head of gastrocnemius and the semimembranosus tendon.
Patient (suffering from rheumatoid arthritis) with baker`s cyst (popliteal cyst) which is usually found between the medial head of gastrocnemius and the semimembranosus tendon.