Patient Positioning
Patient seated on a revolving stool, arm in slight internal rotation. Elbow flexed (90°), palm up (hand can be placed on the ipsilateral thigh).
Probe Positioning
After scanning the glenohumeral joint, the tendons and muscle bellies on transverse planes (long axis of the tendons) examine these structures on their short axis statically and dynamically (internal and external rotation of the arm).
Note: The subdeltoid subacromial bursa lies between the deltoid muscle and the rotator cuff tendos. Small amounts of fluid may not be visible using to much pressure with the transducer.