BCPoCUS - BC Point of Care Ultrasound

BC Point of Care Ultrasound

Your go-to resource for point-of-care ultrasound rapid summaries and videos.

Ankle Injection/Aspiration

Rapid Summary

Where you put the probe and needle:

ankle

• Follow the tibia inferior to the talus

ankle-effusion-masked

• Insert needle out-of-plane directly into joint capsule
• Watch for dorsalis pedis artery!

ankle
  • Follow the tibia inferior to the talus
ankle-effusion-masked
  • Insert need out-of-plane directly into joint capsule
  • Watch for dorsalis pedis artery!