title: MR imaging of ligamentous abnormalities of the ankle and foot.
abstract: Ankle sprains are among the most common musculoskeletal injuries. MR imaging is useful in establishing an accurate diagnosis and, before initiation of treatment, excluding other causes of persistent ankle pain. This article reviews the common features of acute and chronic ligamentous injuries on MR imaging and site-specific pathologic lesions related to the injured ligaments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. yvonne.cheung@hitchcock.org
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000175:diagnosis*