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What is the cause of outer ankle pain while walking down stairs?
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Many causes: Pain on outside ankle can be due to: -peroneal tendonitis/patholology -arthritis of ankle or subtalar joint -stress injury to lateral malleolus -nerve pain (e.g.Sural or superficial peroneal neuritis) see M.D. To check it out.
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Tendonitis: Strain of the peroneal tendons.
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