Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Posterior tibial tendonitis refers to inflammation of the posterior tibial ...

The peroneal tendons course along the outer side of the ankle and attach to the foot, connecting these muscles to bone. The peroneal muscles are important at everting the foot—the motion of ...

Excessive ankle mobility means the joint moves beyond its ideal range, which can make you more prone to injury like ankle ...

Attendees at this year's American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. will be the first to ...

This can cause pain, swelling, and difficulty moving the ankle. Bursae are small, fluid-filled sacs throughout the body. They typically develop where bones, tendons, and muscles rub against one ...

Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors may increase the chance of acute lateral ankle ligament injury or in short lateral ankle injury (LAI). In order to unravel the importance of extrinsic risk factors ...

“I use it almost every day to stretch my calves. Since starting to do that, my foot and ankle tendon issues have pretty much disappeared.” With five adjustable positions, you can find the ...

This splint is an ankle-foot orthosis that holds the ankle at 15 ... Therefore, more extensive procedures using tendon transfers, flaps, or mesh are best left for use with delayed tears, in ...

Our comprehensive foot and ankle fellowship program provides training in all aspects of foot and ankle care, ranging from detailed conservative management to reconstructive surgery in adults. Problems ...

Methods Clinical presentation, dorsiflexion-external rotation stress test, dorsiflexion lunge with compression test, squeeze test and ankle syndesmosis ligament palpation were compared with MRI ...