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I have a full thickness tears of the anterior talofibular and anterior tibiofibular ligaments in my left ankle will i need surgery?
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Not necessarily: Basically, you have an ankle sprain. The vast majority of people who have sprained their ankle do very well with nonoperative care. Sometimes with a "grade III" ankle sprain in which the ligaments are completely torn we will use a cast to treat initially for a short time. But no, surgery is usually not required.
Answered 11/27/2017
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