3D How To: Achilles Tendon Exam

3D How To: Achilles Tendon Exam

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3D animation demonstrating an Ultrasound Exam of the Achilles Tendon.
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<p begin="00:00:07.432" end="00:00:09.095" style="s2">- [Voiceover] A linear array transducer</p>
<p begin="00:00:09.095" end="00:00:11.235" style="s2">with a musculoskeletal exam type</p>
<p begin="00:00:11.235" end="00:00:13.676" style="s2">is used to perform an<br />ultrasound examination</p>
<p begin="00:00:13.676" end="00:00:15.475" style="s2">of the biceps tendon.</p>
<p begin="00:00:15.475" end="00:00:17.318" style="s2">The patient is in a sitting position</p>
<p begin="00:00:17.318" end="00:00:20.061" style="s2">with the hand placed palm up on the knee.</p>
<p begin="00:00:20.061" end="00:00:22.230" style="s2">The transducer is placed transversely</p>
<p begin="00:00:22.230" end="00:00:23.766" style="s2">over the head of the humerus</p>
<p begin="00:00:23.766" end="00:00:28.067" style="s2">with the orientation marker<br />directed to the patient's right.</p>
<p begin="00:00:28.067" end="00:00:29.698" style="s2">The deltoid muscle is seen as</p>
<p begin="00:00:29.698" end="00:00:32.001" style="s2">the most superficial structure.</p>
<p begin="00:00:32.001" end="00:00:35.322" style="s2">The bright hyperechoic greater<br />and lesser tuberosities</p>
<p begin="00:00:35.322" end="00:00:38.758" style="s2">of the humerus surround the<br />oval-shaped biceps tendon.</p>
<p begin="00:00:38.758" end="00:00:40.408" style="s2">The transverse humeral ligament,</p>
<p begin="00:00:40.408" end="00:00:42.151" style="s2">which covers the biceps tendon,</p>
<p begin="00:00:42.151" end="00:00:44.621" style="s2">can be seen as a thin, bright line.</p>
<p begin="00:00:44.621" end="00:00:48.055" style="s2">The biceps tendon is seen<br />in the bicipital groove</p>
<p begin="00:00:48.055" end="00:00:51.014" style="s2">and can appear artificially bright or dark</p>
<p begin="00:00:51.014" end="00:00:53.628" style="s2">due to anisotropy, which<br />occurs if the transducer</p>
<p begin="00:00:53.628" end="00:00:55.700" style="s2">is rocked over the tendon.</p>
<p begin="00:00:55.700" end="00:00:57.933" style="s2">The transducer should<br />be moved down the arm</p>
<p begin="00:00:57.933" end="00:01:01.182" style="s2">to evaluate the tendon to<br />its musculotendinous junction</p>
<p begin="00:01:01.182" end="00:01:04.277" style="s2">and the insertion of the<br />pectoralis major tendon.</p>
<p begin="00:01:04.277" end="00:01:07.211" style="s2">The transducer is returned<br />to the starting position</p>
<p begin="00:01:07.211" end="00:01:10.990" style="s2">at the bicipital groove and<br />rotated 90 degrees clockwise</p>
<p begin="00:01:10.990" end="00:01:14.008" style="s2">to obtain a long axis view of the tendon.</p>
<p begin="00:01:14.008" end="00:01:15.976" style="s2">The fibular tendon should be scanned</p>
<p begin="00:01:15.976" end="00:01:20.143" style="s2">from proximal to distal to<br />the musculotendinous junction.</p>
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