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Chronic injuries include longitudinal tears5,6,7,8,9 and recurrent subluxation10,11,12 of the peroneus brevis tendon.13 These chronic injuries are usually associated with ankle or subtalar arthritis and ankle instability. People with "bad" or "weak" ankles may have peroneal tendon pathology. Core and lower extremity biomechanics must be evaluated in any chronic atraumatic peroneal tendinopathy, as flaws in those mechanics are usually the culprit.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/91344-overview
Injuries to the peroneal tendons are common but not always clinically significant.1 They are misdiagnosed as a lateral ankle sprain most of the time,
• Peroneal tendon subluxation
o Snapping along the lateral ankle is present, with a sense of weakness or pain. A painful snapping sensation over the lateral ankle is the classic indication of peroneal tendon subluxation

• 50% of acute subluxations tend to recur in active athletes. This would normally result in either surgery or a retirement from the sport. There are 3 common surgical techniques – rectinaculum repair, groove reconstruction orcConstruction of a bony block. Post-surgical physiotherapy will be essential to get you back to sport.

http://redsports.sg/2008/09/29/snapping-ankle-its/

it appears the links have not copied as links in the above text. if you wish me to send you the whole thing with working links and pics then i will email you, just let me know.

good luck, and it would be nice to hear an update on the ankle situation.

james.

ps i know there is a lot to read above, if you want me to send you the original i have faded out the irrellavent text and bolded the stuff that is important.