What Are the Most Common Causes of Pain on the Outside of the Foot?

Lateral foot pain refers to the persistent pain on the outside of the ankle. When walking is painful or the ankle is turned to a certain direction, it is painful to press the midpoint of the outside of the foot. Care should be taken to identify pain caused by lumbar disc herniation and ankle pain. Treatment should find the primary disease that causes pain on the outside of the foot, and treat the cause.

Basic Information

Visiting department

orthopedics

Common locations

Lateral ankle

Common causes

Peri Achilles tendon, Calcaneal spur, Calcaneal periostitis, Fat pad injury under the calcaneus, Fracture of the calcaneus, Calvariitis

Common symptoms

Persistent pain on the outside of the ankle

Causes of lateral foot pain and common diseases

The main diseases that cause pain on the outside of the foot are: around the Achilles tendon; calcaneal spurs; periosteal periostitis; sub-calcaneal fat pad damage; calcaneal fractures; calcaneal bursitis Sinus soft tissue strain; patellar calcaneal tuberculosis, tumors, etc.

Pain outside the foot

Signs pain outside the feet. Auxiliary inspection X-ray inspection.

Differential diagnosis of lateral foot pain

Foot radiation pain

Because lumbar disc herniation mostly occurs in the lumbar and lumbosacral space, and the sciatic nerve comes from the lumbar and sacral nerve roots, patients with lumbar disc herniation often have sciatica or start from the buttocks and gradually radiate to the posterolateral thigh, lateral leg, Pain in the back and soles of the feet and toes. Central protrusions often cause bilateral sciatica. When the intra-abdominal pressure such as coughing, sneezing, and urination increases, the lower extremity radiated pain becomes worse like electricity transmission. Leg pain is worse than low back pain and is one of the main signs of disc herniation.

2. Ankle pain

The sacral joint socket formed by the lower articular surface of the tibia and the medial and lateral ankle joints accommodates the talar block (joint head). Because the block is wide and narrow in front of the joint, when the foot is dorsiflexion, the wider front part enters In the fossa, the joints are stable; however, during plantar flexion, such as when the narrow rear part of the pulley enters the fossa when going downhill, the ankle joint is loose and can move sideways. At this time, the ankle joint is prone to sprains, and varus injuries are the most common. Because the lateral malleolus is longer and lower than the medial malleolus, it prevents excessive talus eversion.

Treatment of lateral foot pain

Find the primary disease that causes pain on the outside of the foot and treat the cause.