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The features of ankle ligament injury are:

  • partially torn ligament - ankle sprain: ankle is swollen. There is slight bruising that usually appears 1-2 days after the injury. Passive inversion is painful but excessive inversion is not possible.

  • completely torn ligament: the ankle is swollen. There may be severe bruising that appears at the time of the injury. Passive inversion is painful but the joint may allow excessive inversion - pain permitting.

An x-ray of both ankles inverted, if necessary, using local or general anaesthesia and applying force, will show whether the talus tilts unduly.

Reference

  1. Chen ET, Borg-Stein J, McInnis KC. Ankle Sprains: Evaluation, Rehabilitation, and Prevention. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2019 Jun;18(6):217-223.

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