I want to know if I broke my ankle?!


Question: I want to know if I broke my ankle.?
I was playing basketball and when up for a rebound and when I landed it I heard a little snap. My ankle is swollen and it hurts when I walk so what should I do got to the doctor ER.?Health Question & Answer


Answers:
From you description, your ankle isn't broken. It could be sprained or even fractured. With time it will heal, but if you want it to heal as best it can, go to your doctor and get an x-ray. That way if you need a cast or splint, you'll be able to get it. Other than that, you could try icing it, that might help with the swelling and pain. Hope it gets better soon!Health Question & Answer

Signs and symptoms of a broken ankle range from swelling and tenderness, to extreme ankle deformity, numbness, weakness, and discoloring of the broken ankle region.
A broken ankle with ligament damage will require surgery, while a broken ankle with shifting or protrusion will surely inevitably necessitate surgical remedies to repair the broken ankle. Health Question & Answer

go to the E.R. right now, youre better safe than sorry. theyll give you crutches and stuff and maybe a cast to help it heal. you should go now, because the sooner you go the sooner you are to recover.Health Question & Answer

Call your doctor for an x-ray. It may just be a bad sprain (I had the same thing happen- heard a loud snap, could have sworn it was broken.) Health Question & Answer

no, just rub dirt on it......Health Question & Answer



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