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Digit V – longitudinal

Patient Positioning

Patient seated in front of the examiner, hand palm up resting on a examination table.

Probe Positioning

Place the transducer on longitudinal planes over the joints from the ulnar aspect. Look for erosions(inflammatory arthritis) and calcifications.

Probe Placement Hand
Hand fingers ulnar digit V MCP longitudinal
Hand fingers ulnar digit V MCP longitudinal

MCJ: metacarpophalangeal joint