Does a broken ankle hurt lots worse than a sprained one?

Is it easy to give an account the difference between a broken ankle and a sprained one, if it is your own?

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Not typically. Your panicky system is going to fire on maximum whether it's a broken or badly sprained ankle.

One connotation is how well you can move from side to side your toes. If you're having shooting twinge when trying to wiggle, or are by a hair`s breadth able to jiggle them at all, you probably own a broken bone.

But that's just a air. You simply won't know for sure unless you have an X-Ray perform.

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Not necessarily. A very desperate sprain with ligamentous carelessness medial (inner) and lateral (A grade 4 sprain) is impressively serious and may take longer than 6 weeks to treat. Ottowa criteria for an ankle fracture include inability to weight carry. Many people can not convey if their ankle is broken (a very unpromising break--yes) but a more minor--often not.

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Sometimes it can be concrete. I have sprained my right ankle 4 times. The most recent, for a moment over a month ago.

One time I sprained it and thought it was broken. Going down stairs w/ my bike, (holding it, not riding it! LOL) and I missed the bottom step completely! Stepped right over it, and stepped on my foot, it go sideways and I heard a pop. I swear i broke it. I have to go up the stairs backwards on my butt!

Anywho, have an x-ray and it was not broken. I give attention to that was a better sprain than the one I purely got. (Which, btw, I own NO IDEA how i got it...it purely started hurting one night, and only got worse)

So, after have never broken a bone, I don't know! :) I would think both a sprain and break would swell.

best route to tell is to obtain an x-ray!

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try smash your good ankle within a hydraulic press so you can feel the difference.

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Sometimes a break can only be diagnosed near an x ray. Breaks can be more serious than a sprain. A sprain that requires surgery can be more serious than a simple break. If it is your ankle why not see your doctor?