Eli5 Whats the difference between a twisted, sprained, fractured and broken ankle?
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Ok I legit had to look this up bc a doctor of mine told me that I had a *fracture* not a *break* in my wrist.
(This was back when I was 12)
I remember this conversation so clearly, bc I was in pain and refused a shot. I asked if it was broken. My mom said “It’s not broken!” He said “Correct, it’s a dislocation and a small fracture not a break”
He went on to explain my growth plate being dislocated and pointed to a small crack in one of the biggest bones in the wrist.
Now I’m like…my mom *and* my doctor were wrong?
Wtf!? Somebody make this make sense for me! Please?
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