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How can you tell if your ankle bone has chipped?

6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Dr. Grace Torres-hodges answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Xray: A break in the bone, including a chipped bone, is a fracture. It can only be definitively noted with diagnostic testing, like an xray.

Dr Rafat agreed

Answered 4/17/2015

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X-ray: See either your family doctor or your podiatrist and have a x-ray taken and evaluated.

Dr Kass agreed

Answered 8/26/2013

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Only: By getting an x-ray, or MRI but x-ray should detect it.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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