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My son stepped on something, ankle rolled, heard a snap. er told him the swelling made it so they couldnt see if there was an ankle fracture. is this a thing?

Q: my son stepped on something, ankle rolled, heard a snap. er told him the swelling made it so they couldnt see if there was an ankle fracture. is this a thing?

: Fractures are assessed by using x-rays, not just an exam where a sprain can look as bad. You didn't give the age of the kid and the growth plates of the long bones can make assessing ankle fractures difficult, even with x-rays. Without an x-ray at any age I could not properly assess a kid for this.

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Fractures are assessed by using x-rays, not just an exam where a sprain can look as bad. You didn't give the age of the kid and the growth plates of the long bones can make assessing ankle fractures difficult, even with x-rays. Without an x-ray at any age I could not properly assess a kid for this.

Dr Trantalis, DPM agreed

Answered 12/5/2022

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A member asked:

My son stepped on something, ankle rolled, heard a snap. er told him the swelling made it so they couldnt see if there was an ankle fracture. is this a thing?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Dr Trantalis, DPM agreed

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