Anterior transverse scan of the ankle
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The patient sits, knee flexed and sole of foot on table. The transducer is placed transversely at the level of the malleolus.
Having identified the dome of the talus, tibilias anterior is identified as the largest and most medial of the tendons. Laterally, the extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus tendons are encountered.
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