Imaging of neuropathies about the ankle and foot.
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol
; 14(3): 344-56, 2010 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-20539959
ABSTRACT
Neuropathies about the ankle and foot may be the cause of chronic pain and disability. In most cases, these conditions derive from mechanical or dynamic compression of a segment of a nerve within a narrow osteofibrous tunnel, an opening in a fibrous structure, or a passageway close to a ligament or a muscle. Although the evaluation of nerve disorders primarily relies on neurological examination and electrophysiology, diagnostic imaging is currently used as a complement to help define the site and etiology of nerve compression and exclude other disease possibly underlying the patient' symptoms. In this article, a review of the anatomical and pathological features of nerve entrapments in the distal lower extremity is presented on ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, according to the nerve involved.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pie
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Enfermedades del Pie
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Síndromes de Compresión Nerviosa
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol
Asunto de la revista:
FISIOLOGIA
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ORTOPEDIA
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RADIOLOGIA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia