Avulsion Fracture of Ankle

[SheFly]

Anybody know anything about this? I have just been told that I have an avulsion fracture on the tip of my lateral malleolus (left ankle, outside). It is weight bearing at this point, and the swelling has subsided.

I did this at a cross race on Sunday . I really want to be able to CONTINUE with my cross season. I have to call and make an appt with an ortho...

SheFly

[Veronica]

Don't know anything... but geez, what a bummer!

Veronica

[SheFly]

Thanks, V. It's really not quite as bad as it sounds. From everything I've read, the treatment is the same as for a sprained ankle (which is what I thought I had anyway).

SheFly

[redrhodie]

Did you do this @ Prov last week? I watched the women's elite race, so I saw the course on Sunday. Was it at that steep downhill with the switchback back up? That looked like a really hard section, so it was where my bf and I watched. We saw a few falls there. BF, who's a decent climber, kept saying he didn't know if he could make it up those inclines.

I hope you're healing up! I'm amazed by your ability to do this type of racing.

[silver]

SheFly, I/ve had an avulsion fracture of my second metatarsal. I had to have surgery.

my understanding (could be incorrect and specific to my case) of an avulsion fracture is that this is when a piece of bone chips away from the main bone and is held away by supporting ligaments. Mine would not heal because the supposting ligaments held the chip away and the chip was sliding around. So the bone could not heal itself. The chip had to be removed and the ligaments had to be stapled back to the second metatarsal head.

all healed up well, but it was very difficult to get a diagnosis because the chip was difficult to see. It took months of seeing doctors and walking in a boot to before someone finally took an x-ray that showed the chip and how far it was held away from the bone. prior to that, doctors told me that there was just bruising and to give it time. after the time was up they implied that I "should no longer have pain" and acted put out with me that I kept coming back saying "it feels like there is grinding pain when I run"

good luck with you, I hope that yours has a better recovery, just wanted to tell you my story since you asked.

[OakLeaf]

Sounds painful. Heal up quick SheFly.