Spectrum of high-resolution sonographic findings in painful ankle and foot

Abstract

The most common clinical presentation of patients with ankle and foot pathology is pain and swelling followed by pain alone who attends the musculoskeletal clinic or orthopedic department. This leads to disability in performing regular normal activities. Although magnetic resonance imaging is gold standard for musculoskeletal pathologies, but the recent improvement of technology, wide availability, and radiation-free modality makes ultrasound the first line of investigation in musculoskeletal pathologies. This pictorial essay based on high-resolution ultrasonography (HRSG) study of 70 patients at our institute describes the role of HRSG in the evaluation of spectrum of various pathologies of ankle and foot with their positive sonographic findings.