Table 2. Imaging tests requested for each injury diagnosis.
Diagnosis | None | MRI | X-ray | X-ray + MRI | X-ray + MRI + CT | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simple sprain | 15 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
Unimalleolar ankle fracture | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bimalleolar ankle fracture | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Lateral ligament lesion | 0 | 8 | 0 | 127 | 1 | 136 |
Medial ligament lesion | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 26 |
Syndesmosis injury | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Total | 15 | 24 | 62 | 151 | 1 | 253 |
Abbreviations: MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; X-ray, radiography; CT, computed tomography.