A member asked:

Turned my ankle 3x in 10 days. swollen with minor bruising. urgent care said sprain and be on crutches for 3 days. should i get ortho opinion?

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Dr. Katharine Cox answered

Specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Ortho: If there is no improvement in treating your problem as a strain then yes. You may also want to review why this is happening so frequently. All the best.

Answered 11/9/2015

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Yes: I would. In cases of more severe sprains where people repeatedly sprain their ankle, we will sometimes put them in a cast for a few weeks. There is also the possibility that your injury was more than a simple "sprain".

Answered 11/9/2015

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