US lateral hip gluteal tendon insertion on greater trochanter in transverse view
US lateral hip gluteal tendon insertion on greater trochanter in transverse view
This ultrasound image shows the gluteal tendons at their insertion onto the greater trochanter in the transverse plane (short-axis view).
*: apex of greater trochanter; 1: anterior facet; 2: lateral facet; arrows: gluteus minimus tendon; arrowheads: gluteus medius tendon; +: iliotibial band; open arrowheads: musculotendinous transition of gluteus maximus muscle; a: gluteus medius muscle. Left side of image: posterior; right side of image: anterior.
Courtesy of Mederic Hall, MD and Sathish Rajasekaran, MD.
