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Can someone tell me how to know if my foot broken or sprained or just bruised!?

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Broken: You need an xray, bruise is usually caused by something hitting the foot, sprain is usually caused by "turning" over the foot or ankle, so the ligaments get stretched out, sometimes tear...So the mechanism of injury is different.

Dr Petruska agreed

Answered 6/11/2016

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