US hip gluteus medius insertion onto superior posterior facet in transverse view
US hip gluteus medius insertion onto superior posterior facet in transverse view
This ultrasound scan shows the gluteus medius tendon insertion onto the greater trochanter in the transverse plane (short-axis view).
Arrows: subgluteus maximus bursa (trochanteric bursa); arrowheads: gluteus medius tendon; A: superior posterior facet of greater trochanter; B: musculotendinous transition of gluteus maximus muscle; C: gluteus maximus muscle. Left side of image: posterior; right side of image: anterior.
Courtesy of Mederic Hall, MD and Sathish Rajasekaran, MD.
