Review Question - QID 216267

A 17-year-old lacrosse player presents to your office for evaluation of her left ankle. She reports sustaining an injury to the ankle while playing in a game last week. She denies any previous ankle injuries. She was evaluated in the ED the same day where radiographs were unremarkable and she was placed into a posterior splint and given crutches. She was seen by her PCP and had an MRI of the ankle which was remarkable for complete rupture of the anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ligaments without syndesmotic injury or bony avulsion. Which of the following treatments is most indicated at this time?