Ankle swelling might seem like a minor inconvenience after a long day on your feet, but certain patterns of swelling can signal serious heart problems that demand immediate medical attention.

Ankle sprains are not only the biggest reason athletes visit the emergency room, but are also the most common soccer injury. Sprain is the term that describes an injury to a ligament. All sprains are ...

Cam Skattebo should be back to running over linebackers and sticking backflips by the start of next season. Skattebo underwent successful surgery on his dislocated ankle Sunday night and was released ...

With lower extremity sprain and strain injuries making up more than one-third (36 percent) of emergency department (ED) visits, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston propose using ...

You probably know the medial malleolus as the bump that protrudes on the inner side of your ankle. It’s actually not a separate bone, but the end of your larger leg bone — the tibia, or shinbone. The ...

What Is a Sprained Ankle? Your ankle joint connects your foot with your lower leg. Three ligaments keep your ankle bones from shifting out of place. A sprained ankle is when one of these ligaments is ...

Ankle bursitis occurs when one or more of the bursae sacs in the ankle become inflamed. This can cause pain, swelling, and difficulty moving the ankle. Bursae are small, fluid-filled sacs throughout ...

Emergency physicians can safely reduce x-rays in children with hurt ankles by as much as 23 percent and save emergency patients both money and time. The results of a cost analysis of the Low Risk ...