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Is there any difference between an ankle strain and dislocation?

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Yes: A strain is a pulling of the ankle ligaments. A dislocation usually involves tearing of the supportive ligaments and the talus being pulled out from between the tibia and fibula.

Answered 10/19/2017

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Yes: A sprain involves stretched or sore liagment(s). A sprain involves the muscle or tendon. A dislocation is when the joint has fallen out of alignment and no longer functioning anatomically correctly. This is normally worse than a strain, or sprain and needs to be relocated.

Answered 1/5/2019

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