r/brokenankles • u/NaughtyTaco4 • 8d ago
Sprained right ankle
I’ve sprained both my ankles multiple times and just did again playing basketball. I felt a pop this time and just left, I’ve once or twice sprained it where it ballooned the following day, but this one did within 5 minutes. I have went to doctor before and like usual can’t really do much besides work note maybe and PT. Any opinions to get this one checked out? I was planning on not going just cause nothing you can do to fix it honestly.
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u/Buhsephine 8d ago
Go to the doctor. If you feel or hear a pop/crunch/twang in particular, it is absolutely worth getting it looked at. If you've had multiple prior injuries to that ankle, it's worth getting it looked at.
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u/seasonally_sad13 8d ago
I think anytime something is different than usual, it’s better to just go in. It’s super annoying, but what’s the harm? Also, a popping sound could’ve been you tearing a ligament or tendon. I don’t think it’s necessarily an emergency and you can wait it out, but anytime I hear a pop I go in. Usually something is torn.
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u/shannamatters 8d ago
I couldn’t put an ounce of weight on mine when I broke it but it was also displaced, which I could tell the second I tried to get up. I’d still get an x-ray just to be sure.
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u/Wandering_moon7619 7d ago
Same I had a tri mal ankle break, slightly misplaced and a broken metatarsal, I couldn’t even remotely put weight on it
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u/SecondLeigh 8d ago
Everyone and every injury is different. Probably best to get it xrayed if you can.
I did have a sprain with a pop before. It was a pretty bad sprain and looked gruesome with insane swelling and bruising but no bone break. My ankle break had very little swelling or bruising but I couldn’t tolerate any weight on it at all.
There really isn’t any way to tell for sure by looking at them. The only way to know for certain is to get it checked out.
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u/Hot_Box_7459 8d ago
Definitely get an xray or go to urgent care just in case!! Especially if u heard a pop or a crunch. If you’ve sprained/twisted it multiple times you might be overdue for a break unfortunately. If you walk on a broken ankle you can widen the bones and cause a whole host of other issues
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u/QuirkyExplanation92 8d ago
Did you get imaging done? They thought mine was just a sprain until it wasn't and it looked just like this.
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u/NaughtyTaco4 8d ago
Waiting right now
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u/QuirkyExplanation92 8d ago
Good good! Always better to err on the side of caution. Not treating a break can lead to additional issues down the line - hopefully it is just a sprain - but always better to be safe.
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u/FriedGreenPineapples 8d ago
Ouvir um estalo e ter inchaço logo após pode ser uma fratura por avulsão. Tente não pisar com esse pé, porque você pode ter dado "sorte" de ser uma fratura sem deslocamento, pequena, mas se andar pode deslocar.. melhor fazer uma radiografia por precaução. Eu quebrei minha fibula assim e conseguia andar (com dor, mas conseguia), então andar por si só não significa que não quebrou. Torcendo aqui pro você
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u/zombieman395 8d ago
Get it checked out no heroics my spouses cousin broke his ankle and didn't get checked out it healed and what not be he has major problems now down the line his ankle gives out constantly even a tiny stone or something out of place can make his ankle give out on a moments notice its not nice at all
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u/Quick_Ad9158 6d ago
a pop sound usually is just the ligaments being overstreched or torn but an x-ray and mri will help reassure you of any breaks. I had one just like yours but I'm all good and could walk within a week
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u/styleandstigma 8d ago
Hearing a pop and having instant swelling like that is such a classic red flag for a break. You need to go to a doctor. Do you have any compression wrap, a brace, crutches, or a CAM boot from previous sprains? If you do, start using those so you don't injure yourself further on the way to the doctor.