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A 28-year-old man presents with an acutely swollen, painful right ankle after inversion injury while playing basketball. He is unable to bear weight immediately after injury and in the emergency department. There is bony tenderness over the posterior edge of the lateral malleolus. According to the Ottawa ankle rules, what is the most appropriate management?

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