It's a joint under the ankle - I didn't know about it until after ankle surgery it still hurt at the bottom of my ankle. The orthopedist didn't notice that the cartilage was gone there too. Cortisone injections are helping in the meantime.

The ankle surgery repaired all the torn ligaments, and he installed an internal splint so I don't roll my foot anymore. The surgery was a Brostrom Procedure.

OUCH!! I had my Achilles stretched during my surgery , along with 4 other major repairs. Ur injury sounds like it’s really painful! I had to be fused due to a deformity I had, flat feet which caused my foot to pronate, that caused everything else in my ankle to splay out, or sorta flatten out after a botched plantar Fasciaectomy
(sp?) in ‘88. Life grabbed me, work, mom had Alzheimer’s & Daddy had cancer. So I could not go down for surgery. I had braces, AFO’s & orthotics. It got to the point of not being able to walk barefoot at all. Then I had difficulty walking in shoes. Had been to 9 docs, that I did not feel could do the surgery correctly, was in an air cast for almost an entire year then I found MAYO! I found my Angels! When the surgeon at MAYO said “I can fix that, it’s routine for me” I almost fainted. I felt safe, revived & knew I was in the right place! Cast is off & I’m in PT. Life is good and I can actually see the light at the end of this extremely long tunnel! Maybe I’ll ride a horse again one day. That was my world since I was 3. I’ll get back in the saddle again one day. How are you doing now with your healing? Hang tough!
Later, Flā