Do you think my ankle is broken?

Question

Two weeks ago I crashed my moped. I thought I was OK except for some road rash but now the side of my ankle is really swollen. Right by the ankle bone. It looks like it is going to burst through the skin. But yet I can walk on it. Oh, and sometimes my toes go numb.

Answer 1

It could be a fibular fracture especially if the swelling is on the outside of your ankle. However, it could also be a severely strained ligament that you keep re-injuring.  

Answer 2

My third grade teacher broke his arm riding his motorcycle and didn't even know it was broken until a few days later.  Sometimes you just don't feel it... I would go to a doctor.

Answer 3

Go get it checked.  I broke my ankle rollerskating and didnt know that it was broken, just thought it was a bad sprain.  I was playing tackle football when the doctor called and said the xrays showed a three inch fracture.  It never hurt and I walked all over on it for a couple of days.  End result was I had to be in a cast for 3 1/2 months cuz I walked on it when I shouldnt have.

Answer 4

Make a Dr. appt, you never know, numbness could be a sign of nerve damage.