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With the patient supine, longitudinal and transverse ankle scans are performed using a concave standoff pad at the junction of the lower leg and the dorsum of the foot. The ankle and subtalar joints are moved actively or passively during the examination.
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Sattler, H., Harland, U. (1990). Ankle Joint. In: Arthrosonography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73867-8_6
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