Lateral Ankle Instability: MR Imaging of Associated Injuries and Surgical Treatment Procedures

Leyla Alparslan; Christopher P. Chiodo

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1100641

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2008; 12(4): 346-358
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1100641

Lateral Ankle Instability: MR Imaging of Associated Injuries and Surgical Treatment Procedures

Leyla Alparslan¹ , Christopher P. Chiodo²

¹Department of Radiology, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Chronic ankle instability has been defined as the development of recurrent ankle sprains and persistent symptoms after initial lateral ankle sprain. The diagnosis of ankle instability is usually established on the patient's history, physical examination, and radiographic assessment. Patients have signs of both functional and mechanical instability, and the repetitive, chronic nature of the injury may lead to intra-articular and periarticular pathologies. This article discusses the incidence, etiology, and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of these pathologies, reviews the surgical treatment procedures for lateral ankle instability, and presents the postoperative MR imaging findings.

KEYWORDS

Lateral ankle instability - MRI

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Leyla AlparslanM.D.

Department of Radiology, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala University

SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden

eMail: lalparslan@aol.com

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