title: Diagnosis and imaging of ankle instability.
abstract: Ankle instability is a major cause of symptoms following an ankle sprain. With a thorough history and examination, appropriate additional investigations, including cross-sectional imaging, and thoughtful interpretation of the information, one should rarely be caught out by misdiagnosis, multiple diagnoses, or unusual causes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. griffith@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brockwell
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography