It happens when the peroneal tendons, the peroneal longus and peroneal brevis, become inflamed as they run over your ankle and foot bones. These foot tendons can become irritated over time because ...

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 ...

They run side by side down the lower leg bone (fibula) and behind the bony lump on the outside of the ankle called the lateral malleolus. One peroneal tendon attaches to the outside of the foot at ...

Another benefit is the decrease in surgical site infections and reduced morbidity associated with this technique. MIS ...

They will lightly touch the back of the ankle and tendon to locate the source of the pain or inflammation. The doctor will also test the foot and ankle to see if the range of motion and ...

The ankle supports nearly every movement involving the foot. Training ankle strength and ... which is when the tendons of the ankle contract to both anticipate and react to movement, in order ...

April is Foot Health Awareness Month. Foot health is something we don’t think about until there is a problem. As spring ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ankle injuries are a frequent cause of patient visits to the emergency department and orthopaedic and primary care offices. Although lateral ligament sprains are the most common pathologic conditions, ...

Results showed self-detection of foot strike pattern may decrease the ... immediate weight-bearing after arthroscopic ankle ligament repair may yield faster return to walking compared with cast ...