Abstract
Abstract Purpose of this study is : To emphasize the role of high resolution USG in ankle sports and overuse injuries. thus assessing its ability to detect early abnormalities at diffusion level. Methods This study was conducted at the radiology department, faculty of medicine, Ain-Shams University following the approval by the scientific and ethics committee on 30 patients between 22 and 59 years suffering from ankle soft tissue injuries. The patients were referred from the orthopedic department, outpatient clinics of El-Demerdash hospital or private clinics. Results The study showed that, in Tendinous pathology, Achilles tendon is the most commonly injured ankle tendon, followed by tibialis posterior and the tendinitis/teno-synovitis was the most encountered tendons pathology. In ligamentous injuries, anterior talo-fibular ligament and calcaneo-fibular ligaments were the most frequently injured ligaments. Associated pathology included effusion and retro-calcaneal bursitis. Comparison to clinical data ultrasonography proved to be more accurate tool in diagnosis and characterization of ankle soft tissue injuries. Conclusion Ultrasound is an excellent tool for imaging focal soft tissue abnormalities, and used as primary tool of investigation.
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