Ankle And Radiology Gobbledegook Posted: 03-01-07 16:47pm
Had a slip and fall in mid January,
injuring my ankle. Six weeks in, and the
ankle still hurts. Have had bone scan and
MRI and I'm referred to Ortho. I can't
get into Ortho until 3/19/07, and I don't
understand the copy of the report I was
given:
IMPRESSION
1. CONTUSION OF THE MEDIAL MALLEOLUS WITH
SPRAIN AND POSSIBLE PARTIAL TEAR OF THE
DELTOID LIGAMENT, SPECIFICALLY INVOLVING
THE POSTERIOR TIBIOTALAR LIGAMENT.
2. FOCAL CONTUSION OF THE CENTRAL ASPECT
OF THE DISTAL FIBULA AT THE INSERTION OF
THE POSTERIOR TALOFIBULAR LIGAMENT
CONSISTENT WITH A BONE CONTUSION AND
POSTERIOR TIBIOTALAR LIGAMENT SPRAIN.
3. SMALL TIBIOTALAR JOINT EFFUSION.
4. SMALL CONTUSION OF THE POSTERIOR
MALLEOLUS.
5. CHANGES CORRELATE QUITE WELL WITH THE
INCREASED UPTAKE SHOWN ON RECENT BONE
SCAN.
So. Here we are. I'm in between doctor
visits, and I'm not clear what I've
actually got going on here and what I
should be doing or not doing. Ankle aches
all the time, and God forbid I should step
on a rock or off a step awkwardly!!
I'm not real pleased with my primary doc,
and I don't see the Ortho for almost 3
more weeks. Any suggestions appreciated.
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san54
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 227 Location: Virginia
Re:ankle Posted: 03-01-07 17:03pm
If you don't want to wait, go to the ER.
Sounds like you may have a torn ligament.
Good luck.
