US hip rectus femoris direct and indirect tendons in transverse view
US hip rectus femoris direct and indirect tendons in transverse view
This ultrasound scan shows the direct and indirect heads of the rectus femoris tendon in the transverse plane (short-axis view).
Arrows: direct head of rectus femoris tendon; *: indirect head of rectus femoris tendon; arrowheads: posterior acoustic shadowing of indirect head of rectus femoris tendon; SA: sartorius muscle; TFL: tensor fasciae latae muscle. Left side of image: lateral; right side of image: medial.
Courtesy of Mederic Hall, MD and Sathish Rajasekaran, MD.
