Ankle Injury
Ankle Injury
Christian Bognar
Ankle injuries are the most common of the bone and joint injuries. They usually happen during sports, activities that involve a lot of movement of the ankle, and jumping. The Main cause for broken ankles is when a person stresses the ankle and joint beyond where it’s suppose to go, the joint becomes injured. If only the bone gives away and tears then it is considered a sprained ankle, which is very common especially in sports. But if the bone gives away and breaks it is called an ankle fracture, which can turn out to be really serious and can lead to a person having to get surgery. Fractures usually happen by rolling the ankle in or out, twisting the ankle side-to-side, too much flexing or extending the joint too much, or too much force applied to the joint when coming down on it. (Mostly after jumping.)
The ankle joint is made up of 3 main parts. The tibia, which is the main bone of the lower leg and it, makes up the anklebone. Next there is the fibula, which is the smaller bone in the lower leg that makes up the outside of the anklebone. Last there is the talus, which are lumps of bone on the inside and outside of the ankle. Usually when you fracture your ankle you will feel pain around these areas. Which leads me to the symptoms you should look out for, if you think that you might have a fracture ankle. Usually the pain will cause in these areas, but not just that. Often pain will not come from the exact area of the fracture. It usually sends a shooting pain to a different part of the ankle or maybe even down the foot. You might think that your foot is broken, but really it’s just the pain being shot somewhere else. Mostly, when you have a really bad fracture the pain will be shot up into your shins, and maybe even be sent up towards your knees. There have been recordings of people feeling pain near their knees when it turns out they had a fractured ankle. Swelling is another good sign to look out for when referring to a
Christian Bognar
Ankle injuries are the most common of the bone and joint injuries. They usually happen during sports, activities that involve a lot of movement of the ankle, and jumping. The Main cause for broken ankles is when a person stresses the ankle and joint beyond where it’s suppose to go, the joint becomes injured. If only the bone gives away and tears then it is considered a sprained ankle, which is very common especially in sports. But if the bone gives away and breaks it is called an ankle fracture, which can turn out to be really serious and can lead to a person having to get surgery. Fractures usually happen by rolling the ankle in or out, twisting the ankle side-to-side, too much flexing or extending the joint too much, or too much force applied to the joint when coming down on it. (Mostly after jumping.)
The ankle joint is made up of 3 main parts. The tibia, which is the main bone of the lower leg and it, makes up the anklebone. Next there is the fibula, which is the smaller bone in the lower leg that makes up the outside of the anklebone. Last there is the talus, which are lumps of bone on the inside and outside of the ankle. Usually when you fracture your ankle you will feel pain around these areas. Which leads me to the symptoms you should look out for, if you think that you might have a fracture ankle. Usually the pain will cause in these areas, but not just that. Often pain will not come from the exact area of the fracture. It usually sends a shooting pain to a different part of the ankle or maybe even down the foot. You might think that your foot is broken, but really it’s just the pain being shot somewhere else. Mostly, when you have a really bad fracture the pain will be shot up into your shins, and maybe even be sent up towards your knees. There have been recordings of people feeling pain near their knees when it turns out they had a fractured ankle. Swelling is another good sign to look out for when referring to a