ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2021
Association between anterior talofibular ligament injury and ankle tendon, ligament, and joint conditions revealed by magnetic resonance imaging.
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- A head-to-head comparison of high-frequency ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for preoperative assessment of ATFL tears and concomitant CFL injuries.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Development and validation of radiomics model for MRI-based identification of anterior talofibular ligament injuries.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Management of peroneal tendon subluxation with concominant anterior talofibular ligament tear: A case report and literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- The increased anterior talofibular ligament-posterior talofibular ligament angle on MRI may help evaluate chronic ankle instability.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2023Article
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- Staged Joint Arthrodesis in the Treatment of Severe Septic Ankle Arthritis Sequelae: A Case Report.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Scanned versus Fused-Reconstructed Oblique MR-Images for Assessment of the Tibiofibular Syndesmosis-Diagnostic PerFormance and Reader Agreement.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe lateral ankle ligament complex is the most frequently injured ligament secondary to strong ankle inversion movement during lateral ankle sprains (LAS). Among these injuries, anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) injury is the most frequent condition (present in 66-85% of such injuries). The purpose of this research was to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine the association between ankle tendon, ligament, and joint conditions and ATFL injuries.
methodsA case-control MRI study was carried out to compare the presence of ankle muscle, tendon, ligament, and joint conditions in patients with injured ATFLs (case group; n=25) and non-injured ATFLs (control group; n=25).
resultsAchilles tendinopathy was present in 1/25 (4%) patients with injured ATFLs and 7/25 (28%) non-injured ATFL subjects (P=0.048). Injured calcaneofibular ligaments (CFLs) were present in 19/25 (76%) patients with injured ATFLs and 1/25 (4%) non-injured ATFL subjects (P<0.001). Finally, injured tibiotalar joints were present in 16/25 (64%) patients with injured ATFLs and 5/25 (20%) non-injured ATFL subjects (P=0.002). Other musculoskeletal structure injuries occurred at similar rates between patients with injured ATFLs and those with non-injured ATLFs (P≥0.05).
conclusionsPatients with ATFL injuries showed a greater presence of CFL and tibiotalar joint injuries than subjects with non-injured ATFLs.
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