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A broken ankle - is set in plaster and thus the joint is immobilised until it 's healed.
A sprained ankle is a muscular injury - and even the slightest movement will be uncomfortable until the muscles heal themselves.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agono, if you break your ankle you cant walk blablabla
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∙ 14y agospraining your ankle hurts worse than breaking it.
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∙ 12y agoNo, sprains are injuries to the muscle, tendons or ligaments but fractures are injuries to the bone
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∙ 12y agoUnless the bone is sticking out, there is no way other than an X Ray to know for sure. It also depends on what you did and what part of the ankle is hurting, and the severity
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What is another word for sprain?
fracture
What is more severe fracture or sprain or dislocation?
Fracture - but it depends on the type of it or how severe was it.
Can a horse fracture or sprain itself when it kicks the stable?
yes
What are the similar things in sprain and fracture?
a sprain means that you have jarred the injured body part. A fracture is when you dent or break the bone. A few weeks ago I buckle fractured my arm and it was broken on the inside of my bone not the outside.
What is the difference between and sprain a strain and a fracture?
A strain is an overstretched or "pulled" or torn muscle. a sprain is an overstretched or torn ligament (holds bones together at a joint), and a fracture is a crack, chip, break or crush of a bone.
Is a break worse than a sprain medically speaking?
A sprain is actually much worse than a break as it would hurt so much more for a longer period of time whereas if you broke a bone it would only hurt when you have broken it and then it would be plastered therefore, it would not hurt as much.
What is the average workers compensation for large scar on the wrist?
The average injury is a sprain or fracture.
What is worse sprain or strain?
Sprains, strains, and scrapes
How are treatments for sprain and fracture alike?
all treatments must allow the injured parts to rest
If someone sprains their wrist and doesnt tell anyone for two years and on what happens?
If it is only a sprain, there can be some ligamentous laxity. However, if it is a fracture and it heals improperly or in the wrong position (or does not heal at all), there can be some consequences, such as early arthritis or improper functioning of the joint.but what if it feels like it is getting worse all though it was originally a sprain
Can you have a hairline fracture and not know it?
actually, u can have a bone fracture, but i can also be many things,like a sprain or severe buising, or a twist, but to be sure you have to have a exray.
What is the use of crutches in cases of a fracture or sprain?
In the case of a fracture or sprain, the goal is to keep weight off the injured limb during healing. Crutches allow the patient to use only a single foot, plus the two crutch tips, for the stable tripod stance.
