Question: i swas just diagnosed from an mri that i have a tear in the deltoid ligament of my ankle? What is the laymans terms and previously I was operaterated on the same foot 8 yrs ago fractured so you think from time being until i see a doctor a boot that i wore before would be good for ,e?
MRI ANKLE/HEEL/WPO IV CONTRAST 0000
TECHNIQUES : AXIAL, CORONAL, AND SAGITTAL OF THE RIGHT ANKLE WERE OBTIANED ON 1.5 TESLA MAGNET

CONTRAST NONE
COMPARISION RIGHT ANKEL RADIOGRAPHS FROM 05/13/06
FINDINGS
ALIGNMENTS: NORMAL
FLUID : NORMAL
MEDICAL
MEDICAL MALLEOLOUS NORMAL
TENDON
POSTERIOR TIBIALIS NORMAL
FLEXOR DIGITORUM NORMAL
FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS NORMAL
LIGAMENTS
DELTOID LIAGMENT COMPLEX XXXXXXX NOT WELL VISISUALIZED AND LIKELY TORN
SPING PLANATAR CALCANEO NAVICULAR INTACT
LATERAL
LATERAL MALLEOUS NORMAL
TENDOMS PERUNEUS LONGUS NORMAL
PERONEUS BREVIS NORMAL
LIGAGMENTS
ANTERIOR INFERIROR TIBIOFIBULAR INTACT
[PSTERORIOR INFEREIRIOR TIBIFIBULAR INTACT
ANTERIOR TALOFIBUIAR INTACT
CALCANEOFIBULAR INTACT
POSTEIROR TALOFIBULAR INTACT
POSTERIOR
POSTERIOR TALUS NORMAL
ACHILLES TENDON NORMAL
PLANTAR FASCIA NORMAL
ANTERIOR
TENDONS
ANTERIOR TIBIALIAS NORMAL
EXTERIOR DIGITORUM LONGUS NORMAL
SUBTALAR NORMAL
TARSAL TUNNEL NORMAL
BONES OTHER THAN SUBARTICULAR MARROW?THE SIDEPATH WITH SCREWS NOTED ON THE LATERAL MARGIN OF THE DISTAL FIBULA ON THE PRIOR RADIOGRAPHSS IS NO LONGER PRESENT. SYDESMONTIC SCREW TRACT WITH THE DISTAL TIBIAL AND FIBULKA. INCIDIENT NOTE IS MADE OF CORNUATE NAVICULAR BONE.\
MSUCLE NORMAL
IMPRESSION
TEARS OF THE DEEP FIBERS OF THE DELTOID LIGAMENT LIKELY TO CAUSE CHRONIC PAINL
CAN I ASK HOW WILL THIS TAKE. I KNOW I WORTE A LOT AND THAT WAS THE MRI READING W/O CONTRAST.