Postoperative Imaging of the Ankle Tendons

Ankle tendon pathology is an important cause of pain, instability, and disability. Surgical treatment is often employed when conservative management fails. The quantity and variety of ankle tendon repair/reconstruction surgeries have increased over time. As surgical techniques for ankle tendon surge...

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Published in:Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MRI CT, and MRI, 2023-08, Vol.44 (4), p.309-318
Main Authors: Soltanolkotabi, Maryam, Mills, Megan K., Nixon, Devon C., Shomal Zadeh, Firoozeh, Chalian, Majid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ankle
Diagnostic Imaging
Humans
Pain
Plastic Surgery Procedures
Tendons - diagnostic imaging
Tendons - surgery
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Summary:Ankle tendon pathology is an important cause of pain, instability, and disability. Surgical treatment is often employed when conservative management fails. The quantity and variety of ankle tendon repair/reconstruction surgeries have increased over time. As surgical techniques for ankle tendon surgery evolve and increase in prevalence, postoperative imaging of these tendons rises. Therefore, it is exceedingly important for radiologists to be familiar with these procedures, their expected postoperative appearance, imaging pitfalls, and potential complications. This article reviews the key imaging findings of a variety of common ankle tendon surgical procedures.
ISSN:0887-2171
1558-5034
DOI:10.1053/j.sult.2023.01.001