Our ankles bear a lot of stress, supporting our stability through a complex structure of bones, ligaments, and tendons. Here’s what you need to know about common ankle injuries and treatments.

Achilles tendon issues can affect ankle function. Symptoms like pain, swelling, and stiffness around the ankle or heel can be caused by Achilles tendinopathy (a wear-and-tear injury) or a rupture.

If it was a straightforward injury, didn’t require an evaluation and you did not have any setbacks, you can expect symptoms ... torn tendon, a fracture, or damage to cartilage in the ankle ...

“There is a tendon [on the inside of the ankle ... instability symptoms, if it doesn’t heal properly,” Waryasz said. “The big thing is making sure he doesn’t get a tear in the tendons ...

We add one more case, which was complicated by a longitudinal tibial tendon tear and a lateral talar dome osteochondral lesion. Fifty-nine cases were descriptively analysed regarding initial injury, ...