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I completely tore my lateral collateral ligament playing handball. First doc at student health wrapped it and said put ice (basically standard RICE protocol which is good only for more minor sprains, I think). When the swelling got bigger and bigger, I went to ER saw an orthopedist who said he...

Sometimes bad sprains can take a long time to heal. When I tore an ankle ligament in college they told me that sometimes fractures healed faster because some ligaments have a poorer blood supply. That was a long time ago; maybe today’s treatments are better.