Soccer Players ankle

Anterior impingement of the ankle

Soccer players ankle normally follows an injury where the ankle has been bent or over stretched. It manefests as a bony growth at the front of the ankle where the joint capsule attaches. Inflammation of the joint capsule and tendons is caused by the bony deposits .

Soccer players ankle symptoms:

• There will be pain and tenderness when pressing in with the fingers over the front of the ankle joint.
• Bending your foot up or down causes pain.
• When kicking a ball you get a band of pain across the front of the ankle joint.
• Bony lump at the front of the ankle