Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasound in Ankle Pain

Abstract

Ankle pain is one of the most common complaints patients of various age groups present with to various out-patient clinics as well as emergency department. The diagnosis of the underlying condition by clinical examination alone can be problematic in many cases raising the need for aiding diagnostic tools namely serological tests and different imaging modalities. In our study we compared the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound examination of the ankle joint with that of the MRI in 40 patients who presented to Ain-Shams University Hospitals out-patient clinical complaining of ankle pain