MR IMAGING OF ANKLE AND FOOT TRAUMA

Abstract

Evaluation of ankle and foot trauma is extremely important. In athlete, the management of ankle and foot injuries would affect much their perfonnancc, and of course their profits. In non-athlete, vital fui1ctioi1s that is I 1- ""''• walking, numing qr even standing will be affecterl The rropr 'T!?. : g !-:•1 :: i !. of ankle and foot injuries depends on the proper diagnosis of the nature of

such i1 uries.

MRI IS the modality of choice. in evaluation of musculoskeletal lnJunes specially those implicating the ligaments and tendons. The current study attempted to demonstrate the role of MR imaging in trauma ofthe ankle and foot region. By the aid of MRI, we can specify the injured ligament or tendon. Moreover we can determine the grades of injtuy starting from grade one, where only intrasubstance microtears that is present, up to grade three with complete n1pture of the ligament or tendon.