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CT arthrography for demonstration of various articular injuries in post-sprained ankle pain
- Source :
- The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Vol 50, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- SpringerOpen, 2019.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background Post-sprained ankles may sustain ligamentous tear, chondral defect, or osteochondral lesions (OCL). Being widely available and does not depend on high-end machine, the aim of this study was to assess the value of high resolution multi-detector CT arthrography (CTA) in detection of various ligamentous tears, chondral defects, and osteochondral lesions in case of sprain-related persistent ankle pain. Results There were 34 (68%) cases of ligamentous injury, most of which had single ligament affection whereas some cases demonstrated multi-ligamentous injury, and the total number of individual injured ligaments was 42 ligaments. There were 36 cases (72%) which had either chondral or osteochondral defects; the total number of OCL was 21 lesions and the total number of segmental cartilage defects was 20. Conclusion This study emphasized the diagnostic importance of multi-detector CTA in sprain-related ankle pain. In persistent post-sprained ankle pain, multi-detector CTA is a helpful imaging modality which could be utilized for detection of OCL, chondral defects, and various ligamentous tears.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20904762
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.783fab6ad54a4f78a15468317891c6bf
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-019-0101-0