Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

13-year-old boy who twisted his ankle

This x-ray was taken on a 13-year-old boy who twisted his ankle. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.

17-year-old female with an incidental finding in her right ankle

This x-ray, taken on a 17-year-old female, represents an incidental finding in her right ankle. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.

42-year-old man unable to bear weight on his ankle

This 42-year-old patient twisted his left foot. The patient is in pain but able to bear weight. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

42-year-old woman in considerable ankle pain

The patient is a 42-year-old who presents to urgent care after “twisting” her left foot. She is able to bear weight on the foot, though not without evident considerable pain. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

93-year-old female with a twisted ankle

The patient is a 93-year-old female who lost her balance and twisted her ankle. She presents with significant pain in the ankle and swelling over her lateral ankle, though she is able to bear weight. View the image and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

16-year-old male falls from motorcycle, takes blow to right ankle

The patient is a 16-year-old male who fell from his motorcycle and received a blow to his right ankle. The motorcycle was moving at a “good pace.” On exam, he is able to weight bear, but with significant pain. You note swelling and tenderness over the medical malleolus. View the x-ray taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

15-year-old boy experienced a blow to both ankles

The patient is a 15-year-old boy who experienced a blow to both ankles and the right knee two days ago. You observe that he can bear weight only minimally, with tenderness over the lateral and medial malleolus, as well as over the knee. You also observe there is marked swelling. View the x-ray taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

26-year-old male who twisted his ankle

The patient is a 26-year-old male who slipped and twisted his left ankle. He is unable to bear weight on the ankle and there is marked local swelling circumferentially around the ankle. Otherwise, he is generally healthy. View the x-ray taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

14-year-old takes a fall onto her ankle

The patient is a 14-year-old who took a fall two hours before presenting. The left ankle is swollen, painful, and unable to bear weight, but the patient is otherwise healthy. Further examination reveals nothing remarkable. View the x-ray taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.