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How do i know if i have nerve damage from broken ankle?

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Dr. Joshua Rovner answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Nerve Damage: This depends on whether or not you had surgery to fix the broken ankle. Signs of nerve damage are muscle weakness (not weakness due to pain), numbness/tingling, and loss of sensation. It is pretty uncommon to have nerve damage after an ankle fracture.

Answered 3/30/2014

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