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Sports Injuries - Lower Leg & Ankle - Ankle
| Ankle |
| Term |
Also Known As |
Description |
| ankle sprain |
sprained ankle |
An ankle sprain occurs when a muscle, ligament or tendon at the ankle joint is pulled or twisted enough to overstretch or start tearing. |
| anterior impingement |
footballer's ankle |
Anterior impingement is caused by soft tissue at the front of the ankle joint getting trapped between a foot bone and a leg bone. |
| tibialis posterior syndrome |
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Tibialis posterior syndrome occurs when the tendon attached to the muscle between the tibia and ankle swells. |
| peroneal tendon dislocation |
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Peroneal tendon dislocation occurs when a band of connective fibers behind the outer ankle bone is misaligned or displaced from its normal position. |
| impingement of the ankle |
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Impingement of the ankle occurs when there is abnormal friction between joint tissues in that area. |
| medial (deltoid) ligament sprain |
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A medial (deltoid) ligament sprain results when the tissue that connects the long inner lower leg bone with the ankle joint Is overstretched or torn. |
| Pott's fracture / ankle fracture |
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Pott's fracture is a crack or break near the lower end of a leg bone above the ankle that causes the foot to point outward. |
| stress fracture of the medial malleolus |
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A stress fracture of the Medial Malleolus is a partial or complete crack or break from a repetitive force on the protruding ankle bone toward the inside of the leg. |
| sinus tarsitis |
Sinus Tarsi Syndrome, or STS |
Sinus tarsitis occurs when nerves in the opening on the outside of the foot between the talus and heel bone become compressed. |
| Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome |
TTS |
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome occurs when the posterior tibial nerve in the tunnel formed between foot bones and overlying fibrous tissue in the ankle becomes compressed and irritated. |
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