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The patient is a healthy 30-year-old male who presents with pain shortly after “twisting” his ankle while playing soccer. Pain is severe enough to prevent him from putting weight on the ankle.

There are no other remarkable findings from exam or patient history.

View the x-rays taken (Figure 1) and consider what your next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.

Clinical Challenge: March, 2007