What is the best way to diagnose a suspected Salter-Harris type 1 fracture of the distal fibula physis (growth plate) in a 14-year-old male with a right lateral ankle injury and tenderness to palpation (TTP) at the lateral malleoli, anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL), and calcaneofibular ligament (CFL)?
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