Has anyone heard of a bone spurs in your ankle?

Question

I broke my the bone on the outside of my left ankle about 15 yrs ago and now I have pain in the same stop and it hurts to walk normal now in the last few days. Friends say it is a bone spurs. I don't know what that is? Any help from anyone? Before I call the doctor.

Answer 1

Bone spurs, also called osteophytes, are bony projections that grow along the edges of bones. The bone spurs themselves aren't painful, but they can rub against nearby nerves and bones and cause pain.

Bone spurs can form on any bone. Most commonly they form where bones meet each other — in joints — but they can also be found where ligaments and tendons connect with bone. Bone spurs form in the joints that make up your knees, hips, elbow, shoulders, fingers and feet. Bone spurs can also form on the bones of your spine.

It isn't clear what causes bone spurs, but doctors believe they occur in reaction to changes in your joints due to diseases and aging. Bone spurs usually occur as a result of a disease or condition — most commonly osteoarthritis. But they can also form on their own.

Most bone spurs cause no signs or symptoms and may go undetected for years. Other bone spurs form in places where they might rub against other bones or push against nerves, causing pain and disability. What treatment, if any, that you receive for your bone spurs depends on where they're located and how the affect your health.

Most bone spurs cause no signs or symptoms. Often you don't even realize you have bone spurs until an X-ray for another condition reveals the growths.

But some bone spurs can cause pain and loss of motion in your joints. Where your bone spurs are located determines where you'll feel pain and whether you'll experience any other signs or symptoms. For instance:

In your knee, bone spurs may make it painful to extend and bend your leg. Bone spurs can get in the way of bones and tendons that keep your knee operating smoothly.
On your spine, bone spurs can push against your nerves, causing pain and numbness elsewhere in your body.
On your neck, cervical bone spurs can protrude inwards, occasionally making it difficult to swallow or painful to breathe. Bone spurs can also push against veins, restricting blood flow to your brain.
In your shoulder, bone spurs can restrict the range of motion of your arm. Bone spurs can rub on your rotator cuff, a group of tendons that help control your shoulder movements. This can cause swelling (tendinitis) and tears in your rotator cuff.
On your fingers, bone spurs may appear as hard lumps under your skin, making your fingers appear disfigured. Bone spurs on your fingers may cause intermittent pain.



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Answer 2

Better see the doctor and get an X-ray. What is called a calcaneal spur is a growth of extra bone in the ankle region and makes walking pretty painful. In your case, a bone splinter may be causing the problem.

Answer 3

Bone spurs are bony projections that form along joints. They are formed when the body tries to overcompensate for a prior injury. My wife had surgery for hers about 3 years ago. Hers was on her heal so they had to actually disconnect the Achilles tendon in order to shave of the excess bone. Hers was a very painful recovery, but because it is on your ankle it should be a very quick and relatively fast recovering surgery. Good luck...

Answer 4

I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.

So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.

Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.

A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.

Heal your ankle fully & fast?

Answer 5

Yeah, my dad had bone spurs, and he said it was pretty painful. According to the link below, when the body senses weakening in a bone, such as from a break, it creates extra tissue to strengthen the bone, and then the tissue hardens to form the spurs. Ouch! I would definitely talk to your doctor. Good luck!

Answer 6

Yes, I have had them, and they are very painful. Surgery is the only way to get rid of them.

Answer 7

Oh, yea, you don't want to call the doctor. Talk to idiots who fuel your fears like your dumbass friends until you obsess about it and it hurts even more.