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Severely sprained my ankle in july. (6 months ago). worse than a break they said, and my ankle is still swollen and shifted down than the other ankle?

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Dr. Gregory Harvey answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Ankle sprain: Recommend evaluation by an orthopedist and get a mri to evaluate the status of your ligaments

Dr Rhoads agreed

Answered 4/3/2017

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