Tarsal Coalitions: Radiographic, CT, and MR Imaging Findings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tarsal coalitions affect up to 13% of the population and can be a cause of chronic ankle and hindfoot pain. They can be subdivided as osseous, cartilaginous, or fibrous types, each with unique radiographic, CT, and MR imaging findings. In particular, MR imaging offers the unique ability to determine the exact type of tarsal coalition that is present as well as whether any associated soft tissue abnormalities are present.

Questions/purposes

The purposes of this paper were to (1) review the anatomy of the hindfoot; (2) review the radiographic, CT, and MR imaging findings of tarsal coalitions; and (3) review the imaging appearance of the specific types of tarsal coalitions.

Methods

Online searches were performed using Google Scholar with the search criteria of

SUBMITTER: Lawrence DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4071469 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature