Posted: 6/11/2007 5:15:02 PM EDT
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Over the weekend my wife fell, hurting her ankle. She went to get it x-rayed today and this is what the report said: Findings: Soft tissue swelling lateral malleolus and small ankle effusion. No acute fracture or dislocation. Impression: Soft tissue swelling and small ankle effusion. Whats this mean? Just a simple sprain, or something worse. |
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from m-w.com effusion One entry found. Main Entry: ef·fu·sion Pronunciation: \i-ˈfyü-zhən, e-\ Function: noun Date: 15th century 1: an act of effusing 2: unrestrained expression of words or feelings <greeted her with great effusion — Olive H. Prouty> 3 a (1): the escape of a fluid from anatomical vessels by rupture or exudation (2): the flow of a gas through an aperture whose diameter is small as compared with the distance between the molecules of the gas b: the fluid that escapes sounds like #3 to me... but I'm no doc. 
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