Foot and anke injuries

As opposed to a long bone (shin, thigh, arm) that can fracture and repair itself quite well, ankle and foot joints are relatively fragile. When a bone fractures, it repairs itself by adding bone material (ie calcium) to the fracture. This calcification welds the bone and makes it stronger at point of fracture than it was prior to the injury. For long or flat bones, this works quite well.

But this repair process can hinder fluidity of movement in small and delicate joints.

In addition to our ankles, our feet each contain 26 small bones involving 33 delicate joints.

Each of these must work fluidly in order for us to enjoy the walking and running gait that we take for granted. Loss of this fluidity results in what we call a limp.

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