2006-06-25 00:43:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Muscles have probably been strained, ligaments sprained, possible trauma to the tendons. Sometimes the peroneal nerve can be irritated. Microtrauma to the blood vessels will cause bruising. A very bad sprain can also cause bone damage/fractures.
2006-06-25 01:37:25 · answer #1 · answered by nolhtairt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No systems... My guess would be he , depending on the location of the swelling, has sprained talo-fibular joint, if the swelling is on the inside or the lateral(outside) lateral malleolar tendon. He could have an avulsion fracture, depending on the severity of the sprain, which causes a "chip" to be pulled off of the bone where the tendon attaches to the bone itself. These are more prevalent on lateral sprains and hurt like the devil, requiring immobilazion of the ankle in a cast for 3-4 weeks.
source: 16 years in ortho and radiology.
2006-06-30 23:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by Outman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sprained? that is probably a tendon problem...those are not life threatening...but they do take a while to heal....and most likely that jogger will have ankle problems in the future....as for the pothole...did the city cover it up after the accident?
2006-07-01 19:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by celine8388 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bones and tendons of the foot, tendons taking the longest to repair
2006-06-25 08:38:01 · answer #4 · answered by giddy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably nerves and muscles and maybe bones are involved as well.
2006-07-02 01:37:14 · answer #5 · answered by owllady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The City will be sued.
2006-06-25 07:46:40 · answer #6 · answered by soulsearcher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muscular and vascular!
2006-06-25 07:48:36 · answer #7 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋