The ankle is among the most frequently injured joints in the body. According to often-cited statistics, there are 25,000 ankle sprains per day in the United States. As a result, ankle injuries are fertile ground for personal injury attorneys.

As one insurance defense attorney once said to me: “Serious ankle injuries are big claims.” The ankle is a very complicated joint and, therefore, in order to properly cross-examine the defense medical expert concerning an ankle injury, it is imperative that the plaintiff’s attorney understand the terminology properly.

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