Beta
11782

Role of MRI in Evaluation of Traumatic Ankle Injuries

Article

Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Background: MR imaging has become the diagnostic modality of choice for the evaluation of traumatic ligamentous, tendinous injures of the ankle and occult bony trauma. This article reviews the current applications of MR imaging for the evaluation of most of these lesions. Ankle sprains are considered the most common lower limb injuries (incidence between 5 - 7 per 1000 persons/year in Europe), affecting more frequently young athletes; the most common mechanism of injury is represented by inversion of the foot (less frequently eversion). Aim of the Work: The aim of the current study is to emphasize the value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in evaluation of patients with ankle pain caused by traumatic injury. Patients and Methods: A descriptive study, conducted from March 2017 till June 2017. Sixty patients underwent MRI examination (patients with traumatic ankle pain) during this period. Twenty patients have normal MRI examination and not included in the study while forty patients have positive MRI findings. All patients were performed MRI in radiology department, Ain Shams University Hospital. The examination carried out after signing the informed consent by the patient himself or his guardian if the patient is incapacitated by any means. Results: According to the data collected  from our study,  we have 70  pathologies diagnosed by MRI  after traumatic ankle injuries. -      17 (24.3%) of them were ligamentous injuries. -      16 (22.9%) were tendon injuries.  -     14 (20%) were bone injuries [3 (21.43%) of them were fractures and 5 (35.71%) of them were osteochondral lesions and 6 (42.86%) of them were Bone contusions].  - 23 (32.8%) from the seventy pathology have joint effusion. Conclusion: MRI is modality of choice in evaluating ankle injuries due to its high soft tissue contrast resolution, and multi-planar capabilities. It provides a non-invasive tool for the diagnosis of Ankle injuries, which are often difficult to diagnose with alternative modalities. MRI is particularly advantageous for assessing soft tissue structures around the ankle such as tendons, ligaments, nerves, and fascia and for detecting occult bone injuries.  

DOI

10.12816/0041051

Keywords

MRI, Traumatic Ankle Injuries

Authors

First Name

Mervat Mohamed Ibrahim Ali

Last Name

Elgohary

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Susan Adel Ali

Last Name

Abdul Rahim

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University

Email

dr.susanadil@hotmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Thura Aamer Ahmed

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Almosel University

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

69

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

2170

Issue Date

2017-10-01

Receive Date

2018-08-28

Publish Date

2017-10-01

Page Start

2,016

Page End

2,024

Print ISSN

1687-2002

Online ISSN

2090-7125

Link

https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/article_11782.html

Detail API

https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=11782

Order

5

Type

Original Article

Type Code

606

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

Publication Link

https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Role of MRI in Evaluation of Traumatic Ankle Injuries

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023