High-resolution Ultrasound of the Foot and Ankle

Marcelo Bordalo; Marcos Felippe de Paula Correa; Eduardo Yamashiro

doi:10.1016/j.fcl.2023.04.008

High-resolution Ultrasound of the Foot and Ankle

Foot Ankle Clin. 2023 Sep;28(3):697-708. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2023.04.008. Epub 2023 May 22.

Authors

Marcelo Bordalo¹, Marcos Felippe de Paula Correa², Eduardo Yamashiro³

Affiliations

¹ Radiology Department, Aspetar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Al Waab Street, Zone 54, PO Box 29222, Doha, Qatar. Electronic address: marcelo.bordalo@aspetar.com.
² Radiology Department, Hospital Sirio Libanes, Rua Dona Adma Jafet, 115, Sao Paulo 01308-050, Brazil.
³ Radiology Department, Aspetar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Al Waab Street, Zone 54, PO Box 29222, Doha, Qatar.

PMID: 37536826
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2023.04.008

Abstract

High-resolution ultrasound (US) can be used to assess soft tissue abnormalities in the foot and ankle. Compared to MRI, it has lower cost, is widely available, allows portability and dynamic assessment. US is an excellent method to evaluate foot and ankle tendon injuries, ligament tears, plantar fascia, peripheral nerves, and the different causes of metatarsalgia.

Keywords: Ankle; Foot; Injuries; Ligament; Musculotendinous; Strains; Tears; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ankle Injuries* / diagnostic imaging
Ankle Joint / diagnostic imaging
Ankle* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Ligaments / injuries
Ligaments / physiology
Tendons / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography