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See the difference in size? |
My patient had a avulsion fracture in the 5th toe and as a result wasn't weight bearing properly. See the difference in size? Just a few days of not weight bearing equally (she was favoring her R leg to try not to walk so much on her painful L foot) and you can see an obvious wasting in the leg muscles on the left side.
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See the fracture at the base of the 5th toe. |
She sprained her ankle and the force ripped off a piece of the bone on the 5th toe, otherwise known as an avulsion fracture.
Yes, some ankle sprains can cause that. Fortunately I got her to get an x-ray.
If your pain after an ankle sprain is on the foot instead of around your ankle, make sure you get it checked.
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