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Table 2 US diagnosis of synovial hypertrophy and hyperemia in 40 ankles at week 0

From: Ultrasonography and color Doppler in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: diagnosis and follow-up of ultrasound-guided steroid injection in the ankle region. A descriptive interventional study

Compartment

Number of ankles

Number of compartments with synovial hypertrophy (hyperemia)

Talo-crural joint

31 (78%)

31 (29)

Post-subtalar joint

26 (65%)

26 (25)

Midfoot joints

12 (30%)

13* (12)

Tendon sheaths

22 (55%)

50** (41)

Para-articular cyst

1 (3%)

1 (1)

All compartments

 

121 (108)

  1. * One ankle with involvement of 2 anterior subtalar joints.
  2. ** Twelve ankles with involvement of multiple tendons.