ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2021
Morphometric relationships between dimensions the anterior talofibular ligament and calcaneofibular ligament in routine magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Development and validation of a novel approach for quantifying dimensions of the lateral ligaments in human ankle dissections.Journal of anatomy · 2026Article
- Anterior talofibular ligament footprint dimension measured using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging.Skeletal radiology · 2025Article
- The calcaneofibular ligament groove at the inferior fibula, an ultrasonographic anatomical landmark.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 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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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to test the hypothesis that routine MRI ankle can be used to evaluate dimensions and correlations between dimensions of single and double fascicular variants of the ATFL and the CFL.
methodsWe reviewed ankle MRIs for 251 patients. Differences between the length, thickness, width, and length of the bony attachments were evaluated twice. P < .05 was considered as significant.
resultsFor the ATFL, we observed a negative correlation between thickness and width, with a positive correlation between thickness and length (p < 0.001). The average values for the ATFL were thickness, 2.2 ± 0.05 mm; length, 21.5 ± 0.5 mm; and width, 7.6 ± 0.6 mm. The average values for the CFL were thickness, 2.1 ± 0.04 mm; length, 27.5 ± 0.5 mm; and width, 5.6 ± 0.3 mm. A negative correlation was found between length and width for the CFL (p < 0.001).
conclusionsRoutine MRI showed that most dimensions of the ATFL and CFL correlate with each other, which should be considered when planning new reconstruction techniques and developing a virtual biomechanical model of the human foot. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
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