Ankle Bursitis is inflammation of the ankle. The bursa is a small sac filled with fluid located between you bone and tendon to decrease the friction. Bursitis can be acute meaning from an injury or chronic. In the human body there are approximately 160 bursa sacs. There are three bursae in the ankle and they are Retrocalcaneal Bursa, Subcutaneous Calcaneal Bursa, and Subcutaneous Bursa of the Medial Malleolus. Retrocalcaneal Bursa is between the calcaneus bone and achilles tendon. It helps prevent injuries to the achilles tendon. This is common in soccer, tennis, and basketball. Subcutaneous Calcaneal Bursa is located between the posterior (back) surface of calcaneus bone and subcutaneous tissue. This often happens after you were shoes that are too tight and it is associated with work and auto accidents.Subcutaneous
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People with certain medical conditions are a lot more prone to getting a certain formation of crystals also known as gout inside the bursa. If you have crystals in the bursa then a doctor or someone qualified may have to use a syringe and needle to take a small amount of fluid to look at under a microscope. If there is an infection in the bursa then it is known as septic bursitis. Infections are also common with people who have health conditions.
The signs and symptoms of ankle bursitis are limping, decreased movement, pain or tenderness in the back of the back of the ankle, fever, joint stiffness, redness, and swelling. To make sure that no more damage is done you will have to rest your ankle as much as possible and put ice on your heel for 15-20 minutes. After this is done you will need to go to the hospital and get some x-rays done to make sure that you haven’t broken any of the surrounding bones. As well as a CT or MRI Scan to see if there are any torn
People with certain medical conditions are a lot more prone to getting a certain formation of crystals also known as gout inside the bursa. If you have crystals in the bursa then a doctor or someone qualified may have to use a syringe and needle to take a small amount of fluid to look at under a microscope. If there is an infection in the bursa then it is known as septic bursitis. Infections are also common with people who have health conditions.
The signs and symptoms of ankle bursitis are limping, decreased movement, pain or tenderness in the back of the back of the ankle, fever, joint stiffness, redness, and swelling. To make sure that no more damage is done you will have to rest your ankle as much as possible and put ice on your heel for 15-20 minutes. After this is done you will need to go to the hospital and get some x-rays done to make sure that you haven’t broken any of the surrounding bones. As well as a CT or MRI Scan to see if there are any torn