John Flashback was running downfield with the football.As he tried to avoid a tackle,he stepped in a hole and his foot was twisted under him with great force.The X-ray shows a "broken ankle".The structure that is most likely broken is the
A)calcaneus bone.
B)the patella.
C)a bone in the second metatarsal.
D) the lateral malleolus.
E) the medial cuneiform.

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The lateral malleolus is a bone on the outside of the ankle that can be commonly fractured in an ankle injury. The other options listed are not typically associated with a broken ankle.

John Flashback Was Running Downfield with the Football