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Injuries change EVERYTHING, and it's anyone's guess as to what you may have damaged and to what extent. Though generally worthwhile advice can frequently be given in response to standard medical scenarios, injuries are often one-of-a-kind things. So, although you may get some advice that by happenstance really hits the mark, only by extensive or even intimate medical knowledge of the specific damage caused by your initial trauma, as well as specifically what was done in treatment and when, and especially a current hands-on evaluation of your present condition, including such diagnostic tests as X-rays, MRI and such is anything of value likely be suggested. And sometimes, inaccurate information can be worse than none at all.
But one thing is clear. If you did serious damage to ligaments, chances are they will never be quite the same ever again, as the function of ligamentous tissue is to act as a sort of shock absorber and stabilizer of joints. And ligaments which have been torn will heal slowly, but with inelastic fibrous scar rather than the elastic tissue which defines a ligament. This leads to relative instability of the joint and a predisposition toward future such injuries.
Arthritis . . specifically traumatic osteo-arthritis is a very common consequence of trauma which had invaded a joint. Generally this take some time to develop and medical science so far has only been able to offer palliation rather than cure for this condition.
You might consider seeing a doctor who specializes in the treatment of traumatic injuries, such as one who is employed by professional sports teams to keep their expensive chattel in service. Keep in mind though, that many times their views of successful treatment is very short term minded, and their patients might well pay dearly for this latter in life. In my view it is not appropriate or sensible to mortgage the health and comfort of your later years for the thrill of victory or even the "agony-of-the-feet" now. Try some sports activity which doesn't stress your injured parts.
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