Medial Gutter Ankle Anatomy
The anterolateral ankle gutter is the most common site of ankle impingement.
Medial gutter ankle anatomy. This irritation and hypertrophy of the tissue can cause pain with ankle dorsiflexion and subsequently symptoms with athletic activities. 3 over time a meniscoid lesion is often the result of the lateral ankle injury. Bony proliferation and osteophytic spurs can be seen at the anteromedial tibial plafond and at the medial malleolus 1 which can be better seen on lateral ankle radiograph or sagittal view on ct. Typically the capsule and synovial lining of the ankle joint get inflamed and can develop scar tissue in either the anteromedial gutter or anterolateral gutter between the ankle bones.
The talus is wedge shaped wider anteriorly by 2 5 mm and the talar dome is trapezoidal. Ankle anatomy normal ap mortise the weight bearing portion is formed by the tibial plafond and the talar dome the joint extends into the lateral gutter 1 and the medial gutter 2 the joint is evenly spaced throughout. Ankle anatomy the ankle is a complex hinge with articulations between the tibia fibula and talus forming a mortise joint. A stress fracture of the medial malleolus can occur but is very rare 2.
It causes pain on the inside of the ankle which is exacerbated by activity especially running and jumping activities. Inspection of the medial compartment is performed with the knee slightly flexed to allow the scope to enter the compartment over the anterior horn of the medial meniscus. The knee should be placed in flexion of approximately 20 to 30 and the valgus force applied to open up the medial compartment. The medial ankle causing medial gutter impingement due to overstress of the deltoid ligament or due to components not adequately covering the resected portion of bone 8 medial gutter impingement was more common than lateral in our study but both were.
The lateral gutter of the ankle joint c can be found by running the thumb medially over the anterior and medial edge of the fibula. 3 during an inversion ankle injury the anterior talofibular ligament and calcaneofibular ligament are affected as is the distal syndesmosis.