Posterior Ankle Impingement MRI Findings
Intro: In this post we are going to look at the MRI findings that can be seen with Posterior Impingement. If you havent read the post on the bony changes in the posterior ankle that can predispose to impingement please read that first here at this link
Its also important to recognise that that we can only report on the findings that suggest impingement and not say that the patient HAS impingement. This is something for the clinician to determine with the clinical and radiological findings.
| Need to Know: Pathology |
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Look for the causes/ sequelae of impingement listed below. In addition look for thickening/ ill definition or scarring of the PTFL and the Intermalleolar ligament.
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| MRI Findings in Impingement |
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Image Above:Findings suggest posterior impingement. Posterior synovitis ( blue arrows), Soft tissue oedema ( pink arrow), Os trigonum with oedema ( yellow arrows) and ill definition and hyperintensity of the PTFL ( green arrow).
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