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They were invited to receive a cone beam CT and ultrasound examination at a local radiology department within 5 days of their ankle injury.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of the 100 patients recruited to the study, 19 patients were found to have major fractures and 42 patients had small avulsion fractures. Additionally, 42 patients had ankle effusions and there were a large number of soft tissue injuries. There were 83 acute injuries of the anterior talofibular ligament, 19 of the anterior tibiofibular ligaments, 26 of the calcaneofibular ligament, 39 of the deltoid ligament complex, 21 of the talonavicular ligament, 14 of the spring ligament and 3 of the calcaneocuboid ligament.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Conventional radiographic examination misses significant fractures of the foot and ankle and the presence of an ankle effusion does not relate to the severity of injury. Ultrasound is a useful imaging technique that can supplement clinical practice, but it is unlikely to replace current protocols alone. Cone beam CT is an appropriate alternative to plain radiography, being more sensitive in detecting fractures and delivering a similar dose of radiation. However, neither CT or ultrasound examination can detect all avulsion fractures. Simple anterior process fractures of the calcaneus are associated with talonavicular ligament injuries and the medial ligaments are injured in almost 50% of cases when there is a lateral ligament injury.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Advances in knowledge:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Fractures in the foot and ankle are detected more precisely with cone beam CT compared to radiographs. Cone beam CT delivers similar doses of to conventional radiographs which is around 10% of that resulting from conventional CT. Ultrasound examination is an effective assessment tool to detect ligamentous injuries. 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