OBJECTIVE: @entity1 with significant @entity3681 often have normal findings on conventional radiographs despite severe ligament, tendon, and @entity79 . MR imaging was used to assess the incidence of talar dome @entity130 in @entity1 who had failed conservative therapy after ankle @entity130 . SUBJECTS AND METHODS: MR images were obtained in 30 @entity1 with persistent @entity158 6 weeks after an injury. All @entity1 had normal findings on conventional radiographs. @entity1 with clinical symptoms suggesting ligamentous instability were excluded from the study. Simplified MR sequences using coronal T1-weighted and short inversion time inversion recovery images were used. Total scan time for each @entity1 was 11 min. RESULTS: On MR imaging, 17 (57%) of 30 @entity1 had @entity130 at the talar dome despite normal findings on conventional radiographs. Early detection resulted in cessation of physical therapy and casting of the ankle for 4 weeks. Ten of the @entity1 with abnormalities on MR imaging underwent follow-up MR imaging within 1 year of first MR imaging, with resolution of the previously noted abnormalities. The 13 @entity1 with normal findings on MR images 6 weeks after injury continued with physical therapy with subsequent resolution of their @entity158 . CONCLUSION: Limited MR images of the ankle are useful for detecting talar dome @entity130 . A significant incidence (57%) of @entity130 occurred despite normal findings on conventional radiographs in @entity1 with persistent @entity158 .

Usefulness of MR imaging in the detection of talar dome XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity3681 :: ('MESH:D016512', 'Disease') :: ['ankle injuries'] @entity79 :: ('MESH:D001847', 'Disease') :: ['bone injuries'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain', 'ankle pain'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['talar dome injury', 'injuries', 'trauma']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['injuries']
