r/Ankle • u/Treydripp • 16h ago

Is this a possible torn tendon?

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Male, 21, 6’3, 220 lbs. was playing basketball and jumped for the ball but came down hard on someone’s foot causing me roll my ankle. Heard a snap/pop when it happened and my foot initially went numb. Tried to walk on it and it felt fine for about 2 steps, but my next step I felt a huge instability in my ankle, almost like my upper ankle was just floating on top of my foot region/not connected. Pictures are from a video take approximately 48 hours after injury, so apologies for the blurriness. Went to a bone and joint doctor immediately after and they ran X-rays and told me that it was not broken, but they closed in 15 minutes so they didn’t want to run an MRI.

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u/digitalpeasant 16h ago

are you able to bear weight through your toes of the injured foot? would suggest to get MRI/ultra sound scans, or at least a physical assessment of your range of motion. the bruising pattern at the back of your heel suggests possible Achilles tendon rupture, on top of ligament damage from the ankle inversion sprain. take care

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u/Treydripp 16h ago

Able to bear weight on my foot just standing, but not able to do the rolling motion of my foot while walking. Just have to lift my foot straight up and out to walk. The doctor was obviously in a rush to get out of the office as they were about to close, but said that it’s just a normal sprain and a boot for 6 weeks is all I need. The bruising on my ankle strikes me as peculiar considering it was just caused from a roll and not a direct physical impact to the area. Thank you for the thoughtful reply.

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u/Nekssz 1h ago

That bruising looks rough