The causes of ankle swelling and pain include trauma, joint inflammation, gouty arthritis and so on.
1. Trauma: ankle trauma is a common cause of swelling and pain, such as ankle sprain, can cause local soft tissue damage or avulsion fracture, etc., due to the oozing of blood and tissue fluid exudation, can cause ankle swelling and pain.
2. Joint inflammation: for example, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. Joint inflammation can cause damage to the joints and synovial inflammation, which can cause ankle swelling and pain.
3. Gouty arthritis: an inflammatory arthritis that develops due to the formation of uric acid crystals in the joints, which can also cause ankle swelling and pain, but the incidence is relatively less.
The cause of ankle swelling and pain may also be other reasons, such as swelling and pain symptoms are serious, or accompanied by redness and fever, joint movement restriction and other symptoms, you should go to the hospital for further diagnosis and treatment.