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What are the symptoms of an ankle sprain and ankle fracture?
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Pain, swelling: You need an xray to differentiate the two.
Answered 3/7/2015
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THE SAME: The symptoms can be the same; pain, swelling, inability to bear weight. An exam and x-ray can frequently differentiate between the two.
Answered 1/5/2019
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