3-T MRI of the Ankle Tendons and Ligaments

Parham Pezeshk; Christine Rehwald; Iman Khodarahmi; Filippo Del Grande; Parisa Khoshpouri; Felix Chew; Majid Chalian

doi:10.1016/j.csm.2021.05.009

3-T MRI of the Ankle Tendons and Ligaments

Clin Sports Med. 2021 Oct;40(4):731-754. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2021.05.009.

Authors

Parham Pezeshk¹, Christine Rehwald², Iman Khodarahmi³, Filippo Del Grande⁴, Parisa Khoshpouri⁵, Felix Chew², Majid Chalian⁶

Affiliations

¹ Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9316, USA.
² Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 4245 Roosevelt Way NE, Box 354755, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
³ Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Center for Biomedical Imaging, 660 First Ave, Room 223, New York, NY 10016, USA.
⁴ Clinica di Radiologia EOC, Instituto di Imaging della Svizzera Italiana, Via Tesserete 47, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland.
⁵ Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, UW Radiology-Roosevelt Clinic, 4245 Roosevelt Way Northeast, Box 354755, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
⁶ Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, UW Radiology-Roosevelt Clinic, 4245 Roosevelt Way Northeast, Box 354755, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. Electronic address: mchalian@uw.edu.

PMID: 34509208
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2021.05.009

Abstract

Ankle sprain is the most common injury in athletic populations. Ligament and tendon pathologies of the ankle are common, ranging from traumatic injuries to degeneration leading to chronic pain and acquired foot deformities. MRI is the imaging modality of choice to evaluate tendon and ligament pathology of the ankle, specifically derangements of tendons and ligaments. 3-T MRI offers improved imaging characteristics relative to 1.5-T MRI, allowing for better delineation of anatomic detail and pathology. This article provides a review of the anatomy and common pathologies of the ankle ligaments and tendons using high-resolution 3-T MRI.

Keywords: Ankle; Ligament; MRI; Sports injury; Tendon.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ankle* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Ligaments, Articular / diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tendon Injuries* / diagnostic imaging
Tendons / diagnostic imaging