title: High resolution computed tomography in the chronically painful ankle sprain.
abstract: A series of 31 consecutive patients with chronic residual ankle pain following ankle sprain were analyzed using high resolution CT scanning. In 13 patients avulsed intra- or juxta-articular fragments of traumatic origin were detected; 12 of these patients had surgical revision. The usefulness of CT scanning in chronic post-traumatic residual ankle pain in the presence of negative standard x-rays is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hoffmeyer
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Savoy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*