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Greater trochanter / abductors – longitudinal

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.

Probe Placement Hip
Probe Placement Hip
Pelvis lateral trochanter major abductors
Pelvis lateral trochanter major abductors

Note: the gluteus minimus tendon is located anteriorly and inserts into the anterior facet of the greater trochanter. The gluteus medius inserts into the lateral facet of the greater trochanter. In normal conditions, the bursae around the greater trochanter are not detectable.