ULTRASOUND OF THE ANKLE AND FOOT
The ankle is the most frequently injured major joint in the body. Although routine radiography still remains crucial to evaluate and diagnose much of the ankle disorders, ultrasound has become increasingly important in the assessment of abnormalities of tendons, joints, ligaments, nerves and other soft-tissue structures. Being many structures to be examined in the ankle joint, the ultrasound examination should be focused on the basis of clinical findings in an attempt to save time and increase the efficacy of the study. In this regard, ultrasound seems performing more efficiently than MR imaging to diagnose many of the disease processes that affect this region of the body. (...)