PODIATRIST DISCUSSES BROKEN ANKLES

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During the winter season, Dan E. Robinson, DPM, a board-certified podiatric surgeon at Bingham Healthcare Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, treats many sprained and broken ankles. He shares the most common causes of a broken ankle and offers some sound advice for being cautious while walking around this winter.

 

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Dr. Dan Robinson

 

Signs and symptoms of a broken ankle include pain that increases with use and decreases with rest, swelling, bruising, tenderness, deformity, or difficulty in bearing weight or walking. “Because the ankle is comprised of three separate bones, doctors will use an x-ray machine to determine the exact location and severity of a break,” says Dr. Robinson. Treatments for a broken ankle vary from a fiberglass cast or boot to surgery, depending on the severity, and usually take a minimum of six weeks to heal. 

 

Source: Bingham County Chronicle

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News


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