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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2007; 11(2): 149-161
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1001880
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Ultrasound of Ankle and Foot: Overuse and Sports Injuries

Viviane Khoury1 , Raphaël Guillin1 , Jag Dhanju2 , Étienne Cardinal1
  • 1Department of Radiology, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • 2The Canadian Centre for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, North York, Ontario, Canada
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ABSTRACT

Sports and overuse injuries of the ankle and foot are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Ultrasound (US) has been established as an excellent diagnostic modality for foot and ankle injuries, providing a rapid noninvasive, economical, and readily available tool that is well tolerated by the patient with acute or chronic pain. The opportunity for dynamic examination is another advantage of US in evaluating ankle and foot pathology, where maneuvers such as muscle contraction and stressing of the joint may be particularly helpful. In many cases, US can be used as a first-line and only imaging modality for diagnosis. This article focuses on ankle disorders related to sports or overuse that affect tendons, including tendinosis, tenosynovitis, paratendinitis, rupture, dislocation, and ligaments that are commonly torn. The sonographic features of certain common foot disorders related to physical activity and overuse are also discussed, including plantar fasciitis, Morton's neuroma, stress fractures, and plantar plate injury.

KEYWORDS

Ultrasound - ankle tendons - ankle ligaments - musculoskeletal sports injuries

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Viviane KhouryM.D. 

Department of Radiology, Hôpital Notre-Dame

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal 1560 Sherbrooke St. E., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2L 4M1

Email: viviane.khoury@umontreal.ca

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