Abstract
We report a retrospective study of 171 consecutive patients with a lateral ankle sprain.
All the patients with direct or blunt force trauma were excluded. Within 21 days of
injury, 115 (67.25%) patients had undergone magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate
for more serious or significant injuries. The average patient age was 44.09 years.
Of the 115 patients, 75 (65.23%) had findings noted to be “significant.” MRI can serve
as a valuable and underused tool in the evaluation of acute lateral ankle injuries.
The underuse of MRI might explain the high degree of variability in patients recovering
from a lateral ankle sprain.
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