Swollen and painful ankles are usually caused by sprains, gouty arthritis, deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities, osteoarthritis and other factors.
1. Sprain: It is caused by the ankle joint exceeding its normal range of motion, resulting in strain or laceration of the structures around the ankle. It mostly occurs during exercise. In addition, wearing inappropriate shoes and having a history of ankle injuries are likely to cause this disease, resulting in swelling and pain in the ankle and ecchymosis of the skin around the ankle joint.
2. Gouty arthritis: it is one of the clinical manifestations of gout, commonly found in toes, dorsum of feet, ankles, knees and other parts of the joints, and the lesions can appear redness, heat, swelling, pain, limited movement and other phenomena, and in severe cases, gout stones can also be formed.
3. Deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs: it can also cause swelling and pain in the ankles and wrists, and the skin of the affected limbs is bruised and purplish, and in serious cases, chronic ulcers can also be formed.
4. Osteoarthritis: it is a chronic joint disease, the etiology of which is still unclear, mostly related to factors such as advanced age, overweight, congenital joint structural abnormalities. Patients with hip joints, knee joints, ankle joints and other parts of the joints, pain, swelling and other phenomena, and will be accompanied by joint rubbing pain and bone rubbing sound.
In addition, there are many other reasons that can cause ankle swelling and pain, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time to identify the cause of the disease, and then receive treatment as soon as possible.