Edison
4 Progress Street
Suite B5
Edison, NJ 08820
(908) 753-0500
Woodbridge
1000 Route 9N
Suite 106 (Kislak Building)
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 636-8500
(908) 753-0500
Woodbridge
(732) 636-8500
The podiatrists at Roche Podiatry Group treat foot and ankle problems such as heel pain, plantar fasciitis, bunions, hammertoes, ingrown toenails, neuromas, sprains and fractures.
The foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments and 19 muscles.
Broken Ankle
During the past 30 years, doctors have noted an increase in the number and severity of broken ankles, due in part to an active, older population of "baby boomers," according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
The ankle has two joints, one on top of the other. A broken ankle can involve one or more bones, as well as injuring the surrounding connecting tissues or ligaments.
Any one of the three bones that make up the ankle joint could break as the result of a fall, an automobile accident or some other trauma to the ankle. A broken ankle may also cause damage to the ligaments. Because a severe sprain can often mask the symptoms of a broken ankle, every injury to the ankle should be examined.
Symptoms of a broken ankle include:
- Bruising.
- Deformity, particularly if there is a dislocation as well as a fracture.
- Immediate and severe pain.
- Inability to put any weight on the injured foot.
- Swelling.
- Tender to the touch.
