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dc.contributor.authorBashaeb, MO
dc.contributor.authorMutala, TM
dc.contributor.authorMuriithi, IM
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-17T04:55:05Z
dc.date.available2019-07-17T04:55:05Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationPan Afr Med J. 2018 Oct 17;31:116.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31037176
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6462368/
dc.identifier.urihttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/106580
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: the ankle joint is a frequently injured joint. It is also affected by inflammatory, infectious and tumoral lesions. Ultrasound is a safe and cost-effective imaging tool when evaluating the ankle joint, as most structures are superficial and accessible. The aim of the study was to determine the pattern of ultrasonographic findings of disorders of the ankle joint complex in patients presenting with ankle pain. Methods: a total of 43 consecutive patients with ankle pain referred for an ankle radiograph or ankle ultrasound were examined. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 20. Results: abnormalities were found in 60% of the examinations performed. The abnormalities were more common in female patients accounting for 61.4% of the abnormalities detected. The most common finding was synovial hypertrophy seen in 26% of the patients. Conclusion: ankle ultrasound was able to identify a large number of pathologies. This demonstrates the usefulness of ultrasound in the evaluation of a patient with ankle pain.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobien_US
dc.subjectMusculoskeletal; ankle; pain; ultrasounden_US
dc.titlePattern of ultrasonographic findings of disorders of the ankle joint complex in patients presenting with ankle pain at the department of diagnostic imaging, university of Nairobi.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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