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When you are seen in prompt care, they do the initial eval to get the ball rolling. They aren't orthopedic doctors...
Sounds like they did an xray, which will NOT show ligament tears/tendon tears/etc... All an xray shows is fractures, which they reported you did not have (accurate, yes?).
You mention a "loose bone." That could be anything from a small chip - means little. to a complete fragment that was pulled off... Which is it?
Usually prompt care will tell you "if your symptoms aren't better see your primary doctor..."
Thats the legal way of covering yourself, in case the patient doesn't follow up and something is missed... Its SOP.
Sorry you had a bad ankle. Doesn't sound anywhere near malpractice... unless that original xray showed a clear fracture... Any problems that develped could also have occurred/worsened after the prompt care visit...
Focus on healing yourself... alluding to malpractice will take you down the wrong road...
(Simply an opinion/not medical advice or legal advice and shoudnt be misconstrued as such from a random stranger on the net...)
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