Ankle pain can have many different origins. One can have constant sprains , one can have arthritis or one of many other reasons. Many times patients will come in having seen many doctors and there is nothing shown on the X ray and they are frustrated in not knowing the source of the pain. That is why an MRI plays such an important role in understanding the diagnosis. Without a proper diagnosis one can end up having unnecessary procedures done on them. Many times injections or even arthroscopies can be wasteful because a conclusive MRI was not performed. In the picture above one can see a osteochondral defect in the talus bone. This is one of the ankle joint bones and can sometimes develop a defect in the cartilage and bone under it. This can be very painful but is many time not clear on an X ray. There are some great surgeries that can fix this issue. So if you have chronic ankle pain or ankle instability come in for an appointment today.
