ArticleBone & joint research2014
The use of MRI in pre-operative evaluation of anterior talofibular ligament in chronic ankle instability.
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- Modified classifications and surgical decision-making process for chronic anterior talofibular ligament injuries based on the correlation of imaging studies and arthroscopic findings.International orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Percutaneous Inferior Extensor Retinaculum Augmentation Technique for Chronic Ankle Instability.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- [Diagnosis of Lateral Ankle Ligament Injury in the Evaluation of Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability].Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe chi · 2021Review
- Morphometric relationships between dimensions the anterior talofibular ligament and calcaneofibular ligament in routine magnetic resonance imaging.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2021Article
- The anterior talofibular ligament-posterior talofibular ligament angle decreased after ankle lateral stabilization surgery.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Article
- Evaluation of 3-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (3D MRI) in Diagnosing Anterior Talofibular Ligament Injury.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2021Article
- The double fascicular variations of the anterior talofibular ligament and the calcaneofibular ligament correlate with interconnections between lateral ankle structures revealed on magnetic resonance imaging.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Increased ATFL-PTFL angle could be an indirect MRI sign in diagnosis of chronic ATFL injury.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- Absence of ATFL remnant does not affect the clinical outcomes of the modified broström operation for chronic ankle instability.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- Reliability and validity of preoperative MRI for surgical decision making in chronic lateral ankle instability.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2018Article
- Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) analysis of anterior talofibular ligament in lateral chronic ankle instability ankles pre- and postoperatively.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Article
- Deltoid Ligament and Tibiofibular Syndesmosis Injury in Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation at 3T and Comparison with Arthroscopy.Korean journal of radiologyArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the applicability of MRI for the quantitative assessment of anterior talofibular ligaments (ATFLs) in symptomatic chronic ankle instability (CAI).
methodsBetween 1997 and 2010, 39 patients with symptomatic CAI underwent surgical treatment (22 male, 17 female, mean age 25.4 years (15 to 40)). In all patients, the maximum diameters of the ATFLs were measured on pre-operative T2-weighted MR images in planes parallel to the path of the ATFL. They were classified into three groups based on a previously published method with modifications: 'normal', diameter = 1.0 - 3.2 mm; 'thickened', diameter > 3.2 mm; 'thin or absent', diameter < 1.0 mm. Stress radiography was performed with the maximum manual force in inversion under general anaesthesia immediately prior to surgery. In surgery, ATFLs were macroscopically divided into two categories: 'thickened', an obvious thickened ligament and 'thin or absent'. The imaging results were compared with the macroscopic results that are considered to be of a gold standard.
resultsAgreement was reached when comparison was made between groups, based on MRI and macroscopic findings. ATFLs were abnormal in all 39 cases and classified as ten 'thickened' and 29 'thin or absent'. As to talar tilt stress radiography, a clear cut-off angle, which would allow discrimination between 'thickened' and 'thin or absent' patients, was not identified.
conclusionMRI is valuable as a pre-operative assessment tool that can provide the quantitative information of ATFLs in patients with CAI. Cite this article Bone Joint Res 2014;3:241-5.
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