Causes

Injury to any of the ankle bones, ligaments or tendons and several types of arthritis can cause ankle pain. Common causes of ankle pain include:

• Achilles tendinitis
• Achilles tendon rupture
• Avulsion fracture
• Broken foot
• Bursitis (joint inflammation)
• Gout (arthritis related to excess uric acid)
• Osteoarthritis (disease causing the breakdown of joints)
• Osteochondritis dissecans
• Plantar fasciitis
• Pseudogout
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Reactive arthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory joint disease)
• Septic arthritis
• Sprained ankle
• Stress fractures
• Tarsal tunnel syndrome