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By Mayo Clinic staffYour ankle — the joint where your foot and leg meet — is an intricate network of bones, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Strong enough to bear your body weight, your ankle can be prone to injury and pain.
You may feel ankle pain on the inside or outside of your ankle or along the Achilles tendon, which connects the muscles in your lower leg to your heel bone. Because ankle pain can sometimes indicate a serious problem, severe ankle pain should be evaluated by your doctor, especially if it follows an injury. Although mild ankle pain often responds well to home treatments, it can take time to resolve. See your doctor when any ankle pain doesn't improve within a few weeks.
- Ankle problems. American Academy of Family Physicians. http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/tools/symptom/543.html. Accessed May 13, 2010.
- Foot and ankle injuries. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/menus/foot.cfm. Accessed May 13, 2010.
- Devin C, et al. Common causes of ankle pain. In: Firestein GS, et al. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: W.B. Saunders Co.; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/200981153-3/997595864/1807/295.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3285-4..10043-9--s0050_1236. Accessed May 13, 2010.
- Chorley J, et al. Clinical features and management of ankle pain in the young athlete. http://www.uptodate.com/home.index.html. Accessed May 13, 2010.
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