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A member asked:

I broke my ankle yrs ago and they never put a cast on it, someone ran over it with a scooter a month ago,if its broke will they skip the cast? and why

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Xray: Get an X-ray of the ankle to see if there is a bone injury. Proper evaluation and treatment course can then be determined.

Dr Robison agreed

Answered 1/30/2017

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