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How can a fractured ankle ligament be fixed?
Question
I am an 18 years old football player. I fractured my right ankle ligament while playing eight months ago. At that time I did not pay much attention to the injury due to my studies but it has started paining a lot now. Whenever I play football, my foot hurts and swells up. Currently, my foot is plastered for immobilising the part. It is totally heart breaking to learn that I can't ever play like I used to. Will I ever play football again? Will plastering the foot help me recover? I feel like killing myself.
Expert Answer
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Dr Mathew VargheseMay 14, 2009
Head, Department of Orthopaedics,
St. Stephens Hospital,
New Delhi
St. Stephens Hospital,
New Delhi
First of all, it is quiet obvious from your letter that you are terribly upset over a diagnosis, which has neither been confirmed nor graded regarding its severity. Sprains of the ankle may be graded into:
- Type-I; Mild which are simple stretch injuries of the ligament.
- Type-II; Moderate which are incomplete ligamentous injuries.
- Type-III; complete ligamentous injury.
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