Advanced Ankle and Foot Sonoanatomy: Imaging Beyond the Basics

Ankle/foot pain is a common complaint encountered in clinical practice. Currently, due to the complex anatomy, the diagnosis and management of the underlying musculoskeletal disorders are extremely challenging. Nowadays, high-resolution ultrasound has emerged as the first-line tool to evaluate muscu...

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Published in:Diagnostics (Basel) 2020-03, Vol.10 (3), p.160
Main Authors: Hung, Chen-Yu, Chang, Ke-Vin, Mezian, Kamal, Naňka, Ondřej, Wu, Wei-Ting, Hsu, Po-Cheng, Özçakar, Levent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anatomy
Ankle
foot
Foot diseases
Ligaments
pain
Review
Tendons
ultrasound
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Summary:Ankle/foot pain is a common complaint encountered in clinical practice. Currently, due to the complex anatomy, the diagnosis and management of the underlying musculoskeletal disorders are extremely challenging. Nowadays, high-resolution ultrasound has emerged as the first-line tool to evaluate musculoskeletal disorders. There have been several existing protocols describing the fundamental sonoanatomy of ankle/foot joints. However, there are certain anatomic structures (e.g., Lisfranc ligament complex or Baxter nerve) which are also clinically important. As they are rarely elaborated in the available literature, a comprehensive review is necessary. In this regard, the present article aims to brief the regional anatomy, illustrate the scanning techniques, and emphasize the clinical relevance of the ankle/foot region.
ISSN:2075-4418
2075-4418
DOI:10.3390/diagnostics10030160