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Message: [QUOTE="Doctor Hoop, post: 2442274, member: 6845"] True to a certain extent - there was a shoe designed at one time with a bit of an outrigger sole, to try to decrease the risk of rolling the ankle (lateral ligament sprain). The problem was it was too wide, and affected lateral movement, so it didn't sell well. However, high ankle sprains occur with a different mechanism. They also take much longer to heal, sometimes as long as 8 - 10 weeks to get back to pain-free full function. Going back too soon isn't helpful, as it "re-sprains" the high ankle sprain quite easily (anterior tibio-fibular ligament). [/QUOTE]