Soft tissue swelling is present in the anterolateral shoulder of the ankle joint and palpable masses are occasionally noted within the lateral gutter.
Anterolateral gutter ankle.
9 pain can be elicited with passive dorsiflexion and eversion.
Anterolateral ankle impingement has been known under the term anterolateral meniscoid lesion which is the result of synovitis in the anterolateral gutter.
Conventional mr imaging of the ankle is insensitive for anterolateral impingement.
3 during an inversion ankle injury the anterior talofibular ligament and calcaneofibular ligament are affected as is the distal syndesmosis.
Ankle impingement can occur after traumatic ankle sprains or even fractures.
Anterolateral impingement is thought to occur subsequent to relatively minor inversion injuries of the ankle.
Patients will complain of pain around the anterolateral ankle gutter during weightbearing and may feel like the pain is deep in the joint.
This click has been attributed to aitfl impingement.
An audible click may also be heard during ankle range of motion.
The anterolateral ankle gutter is the most common site of ankle impingement.
This irritation and hypertrophy of the tissue can cause pain with ankle dorsiflexion and subsequently symptoms with athletic activities.
Anterior talofibular ligament thickening and soft tissue fullness in the lateral gutter may be suggestive of the diagnosis but the reliability of the latter finding is questionable.
The osteochondral loose body likely originates from a full thickness sharply marginated chondral loss along the anterior aspects of the tibial plafond measuring 6 x 8 mm in dimension.
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It is an uncommon cause of chronic lateral ankle pain 6 typically seen in athletes 3 5.
The ligamentous injury is not severe enough to cause chronic instability.
However inadequate immobilization and rehabilitation may lead to chronic inflammation in the ligament resulting in formation of scar tissue.
Medial and lateral gutter ankle impingement may result after total ankle replacement tar.
3 over time a meniscoid lesion is often the result of the lateral ankle injury.
It extends from anterolateral malleolar tip to talar neck stabilizing talus.
19 year old woman with continued ankle pain after sprain.
The impingement process begins when an inversion sprain tears the anterior talofibular and or the calcaneofibular ligament.
Impingement after tar can be a source of pain and decreased patient satisfaction which in turn results in poor outcomes 1impingement is of an unknown complex etiology and is likely multifactorial.
Anterolateral impingement syndrome of the ankle is caused by entrapment of the hypertrophic soft tissue in the lateral gutter.
Anterior talofibular ligament is weakest of lateral ligaments.
Read ankle impingement syndomes article.
Torn anterior talofibular ligament seen in more distal.
These likely present sources of anterolateral gutter impingement.
