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Does Pbt Split Heal By Itself?

Sprained ankle ten weeks ago. Still hurts when inverted. Got MRI. I have split pbt. Went to podiatrist. He said tendon could been split before incident. MRI report suggests it was from older injury or use. The pain is not really in the same region as pbt. My question is if pbt split does not hurt or bother me can it heal by itself?
Mon, 3 Oct 2016
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Hi you had ankle sprain ten weeks ago which still hurts when inverted. MRI Shows Split PBT( Peroneus Brevis Tendon). In my clinical opinion any non healing ligament on the lateral side of ankle can cause this pain. I would go for cast immobilization for 3 weeks and ignore pbt split.
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Does Pbt Split Heal By Itself?

Hi you had ankle sprain ten weeks ago which still hurts when inverted. MRI Shows Split PBT( Peroneus Brevis Tendon). In my clinical opinion any non healing ligament on the lateral side of ankle can cause this pain. I would go for cast immobilization for 3 weeks and ignore pbt split.