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How would i know if i ripped my internal stitches in my ankle?
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If the wound is not: Separating open....You, likely are okay.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Pretty unlikely...: It's not likely that you could rip the internal stitches and not the external ones.
Answered 2/27/2013
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