Ankle Injuries and Disorders
Your ankle bone and the ends of your two lower leg bones make up the ankle joint. Your ligaments, which connect bones to one another, stabilize and support it. Your muscles and tendons move it. The most common ankle problems are sprains and fractures. A sprain is an injury to the ligaments. more...
Ankle Injuries and Disorders Discussions
My dad is 72 and has been dealing with chest congestion for a while now. At first doctors said it was pneumonia but now they don't think it is. A couple months ago he took a trip to Peru and and got a sore above his ankles from the boots that he was wearing. Then shortly thereafter his ankles became very swollen and more sores showed up. They seem to be getting better now but are still very swollen and he feels is some way linked to the chest congestion. The doctors have done many blood tests on him now ...
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What is Ankle Injuries and Disorders?
Your ankle bone and the ends of your two lower leg bones make up the ankle joint. Your ligaments, which connect bones to one another, stabilize and support it. Your muscles and tendons move it. The most common ankle problems are sprains and fractures. A sprain is an injury to the ligaments. It may take a few weeks to many months to heal completely. A fracture is a break in a bone. You can also injure other parts of the ankle such as tendons, which join muscles to bone, and cartilage, which cushions your joints. Ankle sprains and fractures are common sports injuries .
