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I was playing basketball and while doing a layup and i landed twisting my right ankle to the side. right now it feels like it's burning with pain?
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Torn ligament.: This sounds like an inversion injury or sprain of the ankle. it has several grades and depending can be quite serious. Most common is second grade. Ice and rest it and see the doc for better definition of length of time to be off of it and then course of treatment.
Answered 6/6/2015
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