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I wanted to consult about my ankle xray and wanted to know that is it important for me to go under ankle surgery (which i dont want) or it can be treated with cast only
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Treatment depends on fracture pattern...displaced or undisplaced..and specific site of fracture
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X-ray of ankle
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