what does it mean when you roll your ankle and you hear a pop?

DocJS · Jul 17, 2009

Agree with the xray...it's possible you could have avulsed a small piece of your fibula.

Remember the pneumonic: RICE - Rest, Ice Q 2 hr X 20 min, Compression with an ace wrap, Elevation above your heart.

Also take your advil or aleve with food for inflammation.

Assuming it's one of the three ligaments that stabalize the lateral ankle, allow it adquate time to heal before resuming strenuous activity.

Physical therapy may be helpful, as well...

Doc

oldirtyku · Jul 17, 2009

get a xray before it heals messed up and you are fawked long term. Not sure if you need a mri to check for torn ligaments etc?

budlight · Jul 17, 2009

it depends, i have twisted, rolled, sprained almost had every injury possible to my ankle, and sometimes it would make that popping noise. real loud and high pitched. but after a few days it was right back to normal and other times it was a bad sprain and i was off it for about 3 weeks

keep it iced and wait a day or so before going to the docs because unless its broken they wont do much for you

EasyMoney · Jul 17, 2009

its probably a sprain but get it checked out if it hurts for a couple weeks or more cause it could be a torn ligament. I had a grade III sprain of the UCL (tommy john surgery) and when it happened it made a loud popping noise.

kfox · Jul 17, 2009

No surgery and I did walk off the court. I could actually see it swelling.Doctor said it was worse than a break.

fsugolf · Jul 18, 2009

I sprained my ankle so bad the first time I ever did, that I chipped my ankle bone. Hurt like a m'fer and was bruised all the way up to my knee and all the way down my foot. I should have taken a picture of it.