Is my ankle broken, fracture or sprained

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Is my ankle broken, fracture or sprained. It is severely swollen, sharp pain, bruising and redness, and when I put weight on the ankle my entire foot moves to one side making my ankle uneven. I hear cracking sounds when I attempt to walk on it. I rolled it when stepping out of the tub, the pain is pretty pain espically when apply weight or touching the area.

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Dr. Anshul Goel Orthopedist 16 yrs exp Delhi Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Anshul Goel

Orthopedist 16 yrs exp Delhi

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Dear madam. Please see a orthopaedic surgeon or nearest a and e .. asap. In the meantime avoid putting any weight on the ankle and elevate on pillow. Don't not hang foot. Try to keep it elevated as much as possible. You have not written how old is injury which is very important. After any injury and in severe pain and accompanying crackling sounds, a fracture is very likely. The expected line of management of ankle fracture is x ray and proceed with plaster plus or minus surgery.

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