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Anyone ever broken or sprained an ankle from standing up on a foot that was asleep, rolling it?

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markm75
markm75

My wife (age 30) had a mishap.. her foot was basically asleep / no feeling, so she went to walk and her ankle turned on its side on her, crunching in the process.. somehow the xray showed no fracture, just a severe sprain and its majorly swollen and she walks with an air cast/crutches, for 2-3 weeks.

Just curous if this is common, or maybe the root cause of something else..

Take home seems to be, never try to walk on a foot thats asleep/numb, especially at 230 in the morning half asleep

 

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  • christina80204
    christina80204 markm75

    Posted

    No but makes sense . I'd ask the orthopedic dr if it is a regular occurrence. Glad she did not fracture it.

  • mary48140
    mary48140 markm75

    Posted

    I'd definitely check out the reason why it was numb, because it sounds that she had bad blood circulation where there wasn't ANY feeling.

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