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A patient comes in saying they hurt their ankle. The ankle is swollen very badly and the patient says that it cracked like their knuckles. Possibilities ?
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A patient comes in saying they hurt their ankle. The ankle is swollen very badly and the patient says that it cracked like their knuckles. Possibilities ?

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Hello! :)

If a patient came in with these symptoms, it could be the result of a fracture or break in the ankle.
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One possibility is that they broke a bone in their ankle, but there are probably others.


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