Quantitative evaluation of calcaneofibular ligament injury on the oblique coronal view of magnetic resonance imaging in chronic lateral ankle instability
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Abstract
Background
In the treatment of chronic lateral ankle instability (CLAI), the repair of the calcaneofibular ligament (CFL) and anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) is still being discussed, possibly due to the difficulty in assessing CFL injuries. In particular, it is challenging to evaluate the extent of CFL deficiency quantitively. We hypothesized that CFL tension change would alter morphology of the CFL on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and that measuring this morphological change allows assessing CFL injury quantitatively. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the feasibility of quantitatively assessing CFL injuries using MRI.
Methods
Sixty-four ankles with CLAI were included and divided into two groups: with (ATFL and CFL group, 31 ankles) or without CFL repair (ATFL group, 33 ankles) in addition to arthroscopic ATFL repair. The angle between the CFL and calcaneal axis (CFLCA) and the bending angles of the CFL was defined as the flexed CFL angle (FCA) were measured on the oblique CFL view of preoperative MRI. The diagnostic abilities of these angles for CFL injury and correlations between these angles and stress radiographs were analyzed.
Results
The sensitivity and specificity of CFLCA were 86.7 % and 88.7 %, and those of FCA were 63.3 % and 77.4 %, respectively. The combination of CFLCA and FCA improved the sensitivity to 93.3 %. The cutoff points of CFLCA and FCA were 3.8° and 121.2°, respectively. There were significant moderate and weak correlations between the talar tilting angle and CFLCA or FCA (rs = −0.533, and rs = −0.402, respectively). The CFLCA and FCA were significantly smaller in the ATFL and CFL group than those in the other groups.
Conclusions
Measurement of CFLCA and FCA in oblique CFL view on MRI could be useful for the quantitative evaluation of CFL injury in patients with CLAI．
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Orthopaedic Science is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association. The journal publishes the latest researches and topical debates in all fields of clinical and experimental orthopaedics, including musculoskeletal medicine, sports medicine, locomotive syndrome, trauma, paediatrics, oncology and biomaterials, as well as basic researches.
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