Ankle impingement syndromes: an imaging review

Ankle impingement syndromes encompass a broad spectrum of post-traumatic and chronic degenerative changes that present with pain on specific movements about the ankle joint. Both amateur and professional athletes are disproportionately affected by these conditions, and while conservative measures ca...

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Published in:British journal of radiology 2017-02, Vol.90 (1070), p.20160735-20160735
Main Authors: Berman, Zachary, Tafur, Monica, Ahmed, Sonya S, Huang, Brady K, Chang, Eric Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Ankle Injuries - diagnosis
Ankle Injuries - physiopathology
Ankle Injuries - therapy
Ankle Joint - physiology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
MSK/Soft tissues
Range of Motion, Articular - physiology
Review
Syndrome
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
Young Adult
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Summary:Ankle impingement syndromes encompass a broad spectrum of post-traumatic and chronic degenerative changes that present with pain on specific movements about the ankle joint. Both amateur and professional athletes are disproportionately affected by these conditions, and while conservative measures can potentially treat an impingement syndrome, definitive therapy is often alleviated surgically. Imaging (including conventional radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI) plays an invaluable role in the diagnosis and pre-surgical work-up. An anatomically based classification system is useful in these syndromes, as the aetiology, sites of pathology and preferred treatment methods are similarly based on anatomic locations about the ankle. This review focuses on the anatomic locations, pathophysiology, imaging considerations and brief discussion of therapies for each of the major anatomic ankle impingement syndromes.
ISSN:0007-1285
1748-880X
DOI:10.1259/bjr.20160735