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What can you do to tell if you broke your ankle?
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Fracture: The best way is an xray, but to determine without xay, did it swell up quickly and where does it hurt. Does it hurt on the ankle bones or ligaments. Some old fashioned methods are to put a tuning fork on the bone and if it hurts with the vibration it may be a fracture.
Answered 7/13/2013
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