3D How To: Quadriceps Tendon Exam
3D How To: Quadriceps Tendon Exam
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3D animation demonstrating an ultrasound exam of the Quadriceps Tendon.
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<p begin="00:00:07.495" end="00:00:09.368" style="s2">- [Voiceover] A linear array transducer</p>
<p begin="00:00:09.368" end="00:00:11.564" style="s2">with a musculoskeletal exam type</p>
<p begin="00:00:11.564" end="00:00:13.107" style="s2">is used to perform an ultrasound</p>
<p begin="00:00:13.107" end="00:00:16.103" style="s2">examination of the quadriceps tendon.</p>
<p begin="00:00:16.103" end="00:00:18.355" style="s2">The patient is in a supine position</p>
<p begin="00:00:18.355" end="00:00:20.929" style="s2">with the knee flexed 90 degrees.</p>
<p begin="00:00:20.929" end="00:00:24.345" style="s2">The transducer is placed<br />longitudinally just proximal</p>
<p begin="00:00:24.345" end="00:00:26.962" style="s2">to the patella with the<br />orientation marker directed</p>
<p begin="00:00:26.962" end="00:00:28.933" style="s2">to the patient's head.</p>
<p begin="00:00:28.933" end="00:00:32.297" style="s2">The compact fibrillar pattern<br />of the quadriceps tendon</p>
<p begin="00:00:32.297" end="00:00:35.012" style="s2">is seen superficial to the<br />bright hyperechoic signal</p>
<p begin="00:00:35.012" end="00:00:37.124" style="s2">of the distal femur.</p>
<p begin="00:00:37.124" end="00:00:39.177" style="s2">The bright hyperechoic patella is seen</p>
<p begin="00:00:39.177" end="00:00:41.050" style="s2">on the right of the image.</p>
<p begin="00:00:41.050" end="00:00:44.090" style="s2">The suprapatellar fat pad<br />can be seen as a triangular,</p>
<p begin="00:00:44.090" end="00:00:47.089" style="s2">bright hyperechoic<br />structure just superficial</p>
<p begin="00:00:47.089" end="00:00:49.755" style="s2">to the suprapatellar bursa.</p>
<p begin="00:00:49.755" end="00:00:52.983" style="s2">The transducer should be swept<br />from medial to lateral to</p>
<p begin="00:00:52.983" end="00:00:56.314" style="s2">evaluate the entire quadriceps tendon.</p>
<p begin="00:00:56.314" end="00:00:58.883" style="s2">The transducer should<br />then be rotated 90 degrees</p>
<p begin="00:00:58.883" end="00:01:02.627" style="s2">counterclockwise for a short<br />axis view of the tendon.</p>
<p begin="00:01:02.627" end="00:01:05.157" style="s2">The medial and lateral condyles are seen</p>
<p begin="00:01:05.157" end="00:01:07.914" style="s2">as bright hyperechoic lines.</p>
<p begin="00:01:07.914" end="00:01:10.818" style="s2">The cartilage of the knee is<br />seen superficial to the bone</p>
<p begin="00:01:10.818" end="00:01:13.581" style="s2">as a black anechoic line.</p>
<p begin="00:01:13.581" end="00:01:17.041" style="s2">The pancake shaped speckled<br />suprapatellar tendon is seen in</p>
<p begin="00:01:17.041" end="00:01:21.394" style="s2">cross-section anterior to<br />the suprapatellar bursa.</p>
<p begin="00:01:21.394" end="00:01:23.652" style="s2">The transducer should be<br />swept from the patella</p>
<p begin="00:01:23.652" end="00:01:26.636" style="s2">to the musculotendinous<br />insertion of the tendon</p>
<p begin="00:01:26.636" end="00:01:28.969" style="s2">to complete the examination.</p>
<p begin="00:00:09.368" end="00:00:11.564" style="s2">with a musculoskeletal exam type</p>
<p begin="00:00:11.564" end="00:00:13.107" style="s2">is used to perform an ultrasound</p>
<p begin="00:00:13.107" end="00:00:16.103" style="s2">examination of the quadriceps tendon.</p>
<p begin="00:00:16.103" end="00:00:18.355" style="s2">The patient is in a supine position</p>
<p begin="00:00:18.355" end="00:00:20.929" style="s2">with the knee flexed 90 degrees.</p>
<p begin="00:00:20.929" end="00:00:24.345" style="s2">The transducer is placed<br />longitudinally just proximal</p>
<p begin="00:00:24.345" end="00:00:26.962" style="s2">to the patella with the<br />orientation marker directed</p>
<p begin="00:00:26.962" end="00:00:28.933" style="s2">to the patient's head.</p>
<p begin="00:00:28.933" end="00:00:32.297" style="s2">The compact fibrillar pattern<br />of the quadriceps tendon</p>
<p begin="00:00:32.297" end="00:00:35.012" style="s2">is seen superficial to the<br />bright hyperechoic signal</p>
<p begin="00:00:35.012" end="00:00:37.124" style="s2">of the distal femur.</p>
<p begin="00:00:37.124" end="00:00:39.177" style="s2">The bright hyperechoic patella is seen</p>
<p begin="00:00:39.177" end="00:00:41.050" style="s2">on the right of the image.</p>
<p begin="00:00:41.050" end="00:00:44.090" style="s2">The suprapatellar fat pad<br />can be seen as a triangular,</p>
<p begin="00:00:44.090" end="00:00:47.089" style="s2">bright hyperechoic<br />structure just superficial</p>
<p begin="00:00:47.089" end="00:00:49.755" style="s2">to the suprapatellar bursa.</p>
<p begin="00:00:49.755" end="00:00:52.983" style="s2">The transducer should be swept<br />from medial to lateral to</p>
<p begin="00:00:52.983" end="00:00:56.314" style="s2">evaluate the entire quadriceps tendon.</p>
<p begin="00:00:56.314" end="00:00:58.883" style="s2">The transducer should<br />then be rotated 90 degrees</p>
<p begin="00:00:58.883" end="00:01:02.627" style="s2">counterclockwise for a short<br />axis view of the tendon.</p>
<p begin="00:01:02.627" end="00:01:05.157" style="s2">The medial and lateral condyles are seen</p>
<p begin="00:01:05.157" end="00:01:07.914" style="s2">as bright hyperechoic lines.</p>
<p begin="00:01:07.914" end="00:01:10.818" style="s2">The cartilage of the knee is<br />seen superficial to the bone</p>
<p begin="00:01:10.818" end="00:01:13.581" style="s2">as a black anechoic line.</p>
<p begin="00:01:13.581" end="00:01:17.041" style="s2">The pancake shaped speckled<br />suprapatellar tendon is seen in</p>
<p begin="00:01:17.041" end="00:01:21.394" style="s2">cross-section anterior to<br />the suprapatellar bursa.</p>
<p begin="00:01:21.394" end="00:01:23.652" style="s2">The transducer should be<br />swept from the patella</p>
<p begin="00:01:23.652" end="00:01:26.636" style="s2">to the musculotendinous<br />insertion of the tendon</p>
<p begin="00:01:26.636" end="00:01:28.969" style="s2">to complete the examination.</p>
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