MRI findings of spring ligament injury: association with surgical findings and flatfoot deformity.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Spring ligament injury is an important cause for flatfoot deformity; however, reliability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of spring ligament injury is still ambiguous.Purpose
To investigate the reliability of MRI findings for the diagnosis of spring ligament injury.Material and methods
Forty-three cases with spring ligament injury proven by surgery and 29 control cases were enrolled. The spring ligament complex was demonstrated on proton density-weighted images reconstructed from 3D-isotropic MRI data. The presence of waviness, discontinuity, and abnormally high signal intensity of the spring ligament complex was evaluated by two radiologists in cooperation. Also, injury of the posterior tibial tendon (PTT) on MRI and the lateral talo-1st metatarsal angles on weight-bearing X-rays were evaluated.Results
Discontinuity and abnormally high signal intensity of the superomedial calcaneonavicular ligament (SmCNL) on MRI were more frequently observed in patients with spring ligament injury than in controls (p?p?p?ConclusionDiscontinuity and abnormally high signal intensity are reliable MRI findings for spring ligament injury and related disorders, such as flatfoot deformity and PTT injury.
SUBMITTER: Kimura Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7739123 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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