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Did i need surgery for a tear a ligament in my ankle?
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Ligament tear: There are may degrees of tear. A sprained ankle always involve the tear of thousands or hundreds of thousands of ligament fibers. A cast sometime is needed to immobilize the ankle 100% so to facilitate recovery (cast for 3 weeks to 1 month, once indicated). A surgery is needed when there tear is so severe (that the ankle can remain very unstable forever) that the ankle lost its function.
Answered 9/18/2019
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Maybe: It depends on injury you had, whether the area is stable and how much of the ligament is torn.
Answered 5/23/2012
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