Ski and Snowboard Ankle Injuries: The Fracture That X-Rays Miss

Ski season is starting, and with it a familiar pattern: an ankle injury on the slopes is diagnosed as a sprain, the X-ray is normal, and six weeks later it still has not settled. One fracture in particular, a break of the lateral process of the talus known as “snowboarder’s ankle”, accounts for around 15% of snowboarding ankle injuries and can look normal on an ordinary X-ray in up to 40% of cases. This guide explains how it happens, the warning signs that separate it from a sprain, why a CT scan is the right test, and how treatment works when it is caught early. Read the full guide: Ski and Snowboard Ankle Injuries: The Fracture That X-Rays Miss

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