Which is a more common injury? The medial or lateral side of the ankle?!

Question: Why?

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Answers: Why?

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The lateral side. That's the side affected when you turn your ankle out. When most people have a sprained ankle, their ankle turns out so the bottom of their foot faces to the inside.

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medial

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lateral - due to the anatomical make up of your bones, the lateral (fibula) extends a bit longeer than the medial. So most times you foot will turn inwards (inversion). Also the ligaments are abundent on the medial side, thus making the medial side a lot stronger.

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