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Why does ankle get stiff after several months of a sprain? it's been 4 months & did physical thearpy as well.

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40%: About 40% of TREATED ankle sprains have lingering problems. I would do ankle x-ray stress tests and maybe an MRI.

Answered 7/25/2016

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