Diagnostic Value of Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Acute Lateral Ankle Injury.

Authors

Jason Roy Miller, Premier Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Malvern, PAFollow
Karl W Dunn, Mid-Michigan Orthopaedic Institute, East Lansing, MI
Louis J Ciliberti, Premier Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Malvern, PA
Stephanie W Eldridge, Phoenixville Hospital Podiatric Surgical Residency, Phoenixville, PA
Lauren D Reed, Bryn Mawr Hospital Podiatric Surgical Residency, Bryn Mawr, PA

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2017

Abstract

We report a retrospective study of 171 consecutive patients with a lateral ankle sprain. All the patients with direct or blunt force trauma were excluded. Within 21 days of injury, 115 (67.25%) patients had undergone magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate for more serious or significant injuries. The average patient age was 44.09 years. Of the 115 patients, 75 (65.23%) had findings noted to be "significant." MRI can serve as a valuable and underused tool in the evaluation of acute lateral ankle injuries. The underuse of MRI might explain the high degree of variability in patients recovering from a lateral ankle sprain.

Publication Title

The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Volume

56

Issue

6

First Page

1143

Last Page

1146

Recommended Citation

Miller, J., Dunn, K., Ciliberti, L., Eldridge, S., & Reed, L. (2017). Diagnostic Value of Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Acute Lateral Ankle Injury.. The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, 56 (6), 1143-1146. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2017.05.011