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Right ankle fracture

2017-08-08 09:00:55
My brother has got a right anklw fracture and a small crack in the bone.doctors are suggesting minor surgery.plz suggest as we dont want to operate we just want to have a plaster which can heal the injury
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It will be inappropriate to advise treatment without looking at the x-ray. This is because certain displacement in ankle fracture necessitate surgery.
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you can post me the x-ray in direct consultation

Answered2017-08-08 10:02:00

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