Junyoung Jon Ahn, MD

The patient is a healthy 11-year-old, girl with chronic, right, posterolateral ankle pain. She has been able to “pop” the tendons on the outside of both ankles for 3 years. She describes the pain as sharp and throbbing which is intermittent in frequency and associated with tightness. She describes moderate relief with lace-up ankle braces and NSAIDs. The pain worsens with any prolonged physical activity. In the past, she had multiple mild ankle injuries as a cheerleader and softball player.