Imaging of Acute Ankle and Foot Sprains

Luis S Beltran; Nicolas Zuluaga; Anna Verbitskiy; Jenny T Bencardino

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2022.10.015

Imaging of Acute Ankle and Foot Sprains

Radiol Clin North Am. 2023 Mar;61(2):319-344. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2022.10.015. Epub 2022 Dec 12.

Authors

Luis S Beltran¹, Nicolas Zuluaga², Anna Verbitskiy³, Jenny T Bencardino²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: lbeltran@bwh.harvard.edu.
² Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.

PMID: 36739148
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2022.10.015

Abstract

Ankle and foot injuries are very common injuries in the general population, and more so in athletes. MR imaging is the optimal modality to evaluate for ligamentous injuries of the ankle and associated conditions after ankle sprain. In this article, the authors discuss the epidemiology, biomechanics, normal anatomy, and pathology of the ankle as well as injuries of the hindfoot and midfoot that are often associated with ankle injuries.

Keywords: Anatomy; Ankle; Ligament; Sprain; Traumatic.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ankle
Ankle Injuries* / diagnostic imaging
Athletic Injuries* / diagnostic imaging
Foot Injuries* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Knee Injuries*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Sprains and Strains* / diagnostic imaging