US transducer position for examination of lateral hip region

This photographs shows how the US transducer is positioned to examine the lateral hip in the transverse plane.

Rectangle: ultrasound transducer; A: initial position; B: position to evaluate greater trochanter region; arrow: direction transducer is translated to visualize greater trochanter.

Courtesy of Mederic Hall, MD and Sathish Rajasekaran, MD.