Dear Orthopedic Imaging Insider,
One of the great aspects of practicing yoga is my heightened body awareness. One of the pitfalls of my practice is my heightened body awareness, which has made me intensely mindful of all my biomechanical quirks, including my weak ankles. Depending on the yoga pose, I'm constantly battling to keep my outer ankle from overextending, the medial side from collapsing inward, or the muscles at the top of my ankle from cramping while in flexion.
Of course, I'm grateful that my wonky ankles haven't succumbed to any major trauma. But do certain anatomical variants make people more prone to ankle disorders? That's the question that Swiss musculoskeletal radiologists set out to answer with two studies on the MR appearances of the ankle in asymptomatic subjects. You can read about all the results of these studies by clicking here for our Insider Exclusive article.
On the same topic, a group from the U.K. looked at how MR results influenced patient management in ankle disorders.
In other news, refresh your memory on the basics of MRI in hip disorders, courtesy of a talk given by Dr. Robert Boutin at the 2007 Orthopedic Imaging at Pebble Beach conference.
You can also visit the Orthopedic Imaging Digital Community for the following articles:
- Why patients with hemophilia are at increased risk of developing osteoporosis
- The connection between smoking -- or not smoking -- and osteoporosis
- A scoring index to identify older women with back pain who would benefit from radiographic exams
Finally, we wish our friend Dr. Doug Beall of Clinical Radiology of Oklahoma all the best as he journeys from Oklahoma City to the very top of Mount Everest next month. Dr. Beall, may Tara the Tibetan star goddess protect you and may your crampons hold firm!
