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.


D

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