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A member asked:
My ankle randomly locks up and gets crazy painful. usually nothing aggravates it and takes a couple weeks to get better. osteoarthritis?
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Not likely: At ur age, unless you have had a previous injury that subjected you to degenerative arthritis, only an inflammatory type of arthritis would lead to a destroyed joint space. Your Sx sound much more consistent with a loose body or less likely a focal area of wear/injury with a flap of cartilage getting caught. See a ORTHO doc or even better an ORTHO foot and ankle specialist.
Answered 5/24/2014
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X-rays & eval needed: A thorough examination along with basic X-rays are needed to best ascertain what is the cause of your ankle pain and catching .
Answered 5/24/2014
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