Imaging Evaluation for Calf Pain

HomeRadioGraphicsVol. 43, No. 12 PreviousNext Musculoskeletal ImagingRadioGraphics FundamentalsImaging Evaluation for Calf PainAllison M. Khoo , Kelby B. Napier, Jonathan C. BakerAllison M. Khoo , Kelby B. Napier, Jonathan C. BakerAuthor AffiliationsFrom the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, Campus Box 8131, St. Louis, MO 63110.Address correspondence to A.M.K. (email: [email protected]).Allison M. Khoo Kelby B. NapierJonathan C. BakerPublished Online:Nov 16 2023https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.230056MoreSectionsFull textPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In AbstractThe differential diagnosis in patients with calf and posterior ankle pain can span traumatic, metabolic, infectious and inflammatory, congenital, vascular, and neoplastic causes, and knowledge of anatomic principles and characteristic imaging features contributes to accurate and timely diagnosis.Suggested ReadingsEliahou R, Sosna J, Bloom AI. Between a rock and a hard place: clinical and imaging features of vascular compression syndromes. RadioGraphics 2012;32(1):E33–E49. Link, Google ScholarHarwin JR, Richardson ML. “Tennis leg”: gastrocnemius injury is a far more common cause than plantaris rupture. Radiol Case Rep 2016;12(1):120–123. Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarJamadar DA, Jacobson JA, Theisen SE, et al. Sonography of the painful calf: differential considerations. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2002;179(3):709–716. Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarKane D, Balint PV, Gibney R, Bresnihan B, Sturrock RD. Differential diagnosis of calf pain with musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging. Ann Rheum Dis 2004;63(1):11–14. Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarKarasick D, Schweitzer ME. The os trigonum syndrome: imaging features. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1996;166(1):125–129. Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarKoulouris G, Ting AYI, Jhamb A, Connell D, Kavanagh EC. Magnetic resonance imaging findings of injuries to the calf muscle complex. Skeletal Radiol 2007;36(10):921–927. Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarLy JQ, Bui-Mansfield LT. Anatomy of and abnormalities associated with Kager’s fat Pad. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004;182(1):147–154. Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarPavlov H, Heneghan MA, Hersh A, Goldman AB, Vigorita V. The Haglund syndrome: initial and differential diagnosis. Radiology 1982;144(1):83–88. Link, Google ScholarArticle HistoryReceived: Mar 20 2023Revision requested: May 24 2023Revision received: June 14 2023Accepted: June 21 2023Published online: Nov 16 2023 FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsRecommended Articles RSNA Education Exhibits RSNA Case Collection Vol. 43, No. 12 Slide PresentationMetrics Altmetric Score PDF download