Ankle avulsion fracture from 6 months ago

i'm a 17 year old girl, i did the exact same thing in a gym class..pushed off one foot to run in the other direction and felt a pop..my ankle was the size of a baseball within a minute! they diagnosed me with an avulsion fracture (by the way, this was back at the end of february 2012). i thought after 5 weeks in an aircast that it would be healed but i'm still going to physiotherapy now. it takes a long time to heal, i'm also a runner and basketball player so i know how you feel! mine is feeling better, i still sometimes have pain when i run but not all the time. i would definitley say stay in physio, it helps a LOT. i had the same thoughts wondering why it would take so long to heal, but my physiotherapist told me it's very normal. i tried to do track a few months after the injury but had to stop because it was causing me pain. ask your physiotherapist and let them know the pain you are having, and maybe reconsider visiting the doc again. it sounds like you probably fractured in in practice and made it worse in the race...can't believe you ran with that pain!! try to stay off of it and let it heal hopefully i helped a little bit, feel better soon!!

 

I fell asleep in my recliner Christmas Eve, my left ankle tucked under me. I woke up, my foot was asleep but thought I could walk on it. My foot hit the floor with such force and rolled. I hear several pops, immediately went to the floor. Could not put any weight on it at all, not even toe tapping. Went to ER Christmas morning, avulsion fracture. Got a boot, wore it until I could manage without it - 3 days I think. 6 months out my ankle still swells, always aches, feels weak. The more I use it, the more it hurts. Sometimes wakes me up in the middle of the night, pain radiates down my foot and up my leg. I think I did more than the avulsion fracture, this doesn't seem normal 6 months out. Are avulsion fractures supposed to be this bad? I'm 60, maybe age complicates healing? I'm going back to the doctor though, there has to be something that will help. Don't try to walk on sleeping feet. I had done it a thousand times, and one time too many. Never again.

 

I curious to know your outcome when you saw the doctor. i fractured my ankle in August. they didn't say it was an avulsion fracture but now 6 months later my physio doctor is thinking that is what happened due to the slow healing. i still can't walk without a limp still is tender it still swells after a short time. I'm due to see the doctor as well. I've been worried did they miss this now I'll limp for life. i wonder can this heal without surgery in time. will I need surgery. Just worried.....