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Normal and Injured Ankle Ligaments on Ultrasonography With Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlation
Author(s) -
Alves Timothy,
Dong Qian,
Jacobson Jon,
Yablon Corrie,
Gandikota Girish
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.1002/jum.14716
Subject(s) - deltoid ligament , medicine , syndesmosis , ankle , magnetic resonance imaging , ligament , ultrasonography , anatomy , radiology , tibia , fibula
Ultrasonography (US) has been increasingly used in the evaluation of ankle ligamentous injuries given its advantages as a dynamic, efficient, noninvasive, and cost‐effective imaging method. Understanding the anatomy of the ankle ligaments is critical for correct diagnosis and treatment. This pictorial essay describes and illustrates the US scanning technique and potential pitfalls in evaluating the ankle ligaments and also provides an overview of the US appearance of normal and injured ankle ligaments with magnetic resonance imaging correlation. Highlighted structures include the lateral complex, medial/deltoid complex, spring (calcaneonavicular) ligament complex, and syndesmosis.