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I have no idea what it is, all I can say is that when I fell off-ice on my wrist, I was warned that occasionally X-rays won't pick up a small fracture in the joints and over time it will get bigger. Of course you're no doubt taking her to a doctor, so we'll be interested in hearing what she says.
How long until the family vacation? It might be worth having a break from skating now as it sounds like her body is wanting a rest (or at least cutting back for the time being). Hope she recovers quickly.
This would be her second stress fracture? That's really unfortunate. Your daughter is quite young, IIRC. If you don't mind my asking - where was the other one located??
GOOD NEWS!! No stress fracture or obvious serious damage-- so just a little rest until the ankle feels ok then all clear for her to skate.
Why did the doctor order an MRI for a potential stress fracture? Did they x-ray first? I thought usually x-rays were faster, cheaper, and higher resolution for bone.
Hope she heals quickly! It's hard being parents and pulling them screaming off the ice to get rest and to recuperate.
Stress fractures are best seen on an MRI, but sometimes neither. My husband's toe stress fracture (from ultra running) was not seen via Xray or MRI but the doctor recognized the symptoms none-the-less
I had a few stress fractures when young and these didn't particularly show up on X-ray. I had a bone scan (I was injected with something radioactive) and this showed the fracture. I seem to remember growth spurt times a risk time for bone problems - apparantly skeletal strength at its lowest after rapid growth - has she grown recently?