Question: I rollied my ankle in late May, and I thought it was just sprained. I went to the doctor in early July because it wasn't healing, and the doctor said I had tendinitis, an ankle sprain, and recommended x-rays which showed a large fracture fragment of the fibula. She referred me to a podiatrist, but the first appt was 6 weeks out in September. I asked what could be done to be treated sooner, and was referred to a PA who saw me a few days later, and she told me I was "all healed up" , even though I saw her within a week of the x-ray. I told her my ankle felt weak and hurt a lot, and she said I just needed to strengthen it, and gave me 5 pages of exercises to do. I saw the Podiatrist 5 weeks later, he saw the x-ray and said it needed a screw placed, and referred me to Otho along with ordering an ultrasound. That showed tendinosis of the peroneal tendons, a torn ligament, the fracture fragment, and a micro tear in the peroneal brevis tendon. I saw Ortho 3 weeks later, and he wrote an Rx for a fracture boot along with an MRI which was done about 10 days later. The MRI showed

IMPRESSION:
1. Severe right peroneus brevis and moderate right peroneus longus
tendinosis.
Superimposed longitudinal split tear of most distal supramalleolar and
entire inframalleolar peroneus brevis tendon.
Small, partial thickness intrasubstance tears of supra-,
inframalleolar and plantar right peroneus longus tendon.
Moderate supramalleolar and inframalleolar peroneal tenosynovitis.
Hypertrophic peroneal tubercle.

2. Very small partial thickness intrasubstance tears of right Achilles
tendon.

3. Mild right anterior and posterior tibial, flexor digitorum longus
and flexor hallucis longus tenosynovitis.

4. Remote, nonunited avulsion fracture of right lateral malleolus,
with 6 x 6 x 8 mm ossicle.
Remote, moderate sprain of right anterior fibulotalar and
fibulocalcaneal ligaments

Now I'm scheduled November 6th for surgery to repair the fracture fragment and torn tendon. I'm also concerned that there has been more tendon damage because I keep getting sharp burning pains up the side of my calf and in my ankle.
Is what I've experienced the normal course of treatment?? Did the tendinosis and tendon ruptures most likely develop because of the stress on the joint from not being stabilized? It has gone from a simple fracture to my tendons failing, and I am very frustrated and painful.
Karen

So you're saying when the PA told me I was fine and should strengthen my ankle just a few days after an x-ray showed a fracture, that was acceptable and normal treatment???? Now my tendons are torn and the ankle is still fractured, so is that normal 5 months later?

Thank you.