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A collective term for muscle and ligament injuries without dislocation or fracture. A sprain is a joint injury in which some of the fibers of a supporting ligament are ruptured but the continuity of the ligament remains intact. A strain is an overstretching or overexertion of some part of the musculature.
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- Strains and Sprains
- Sprains
- Strains
- Sprain
- Strain
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate sprain with specific joint /inj or ligament /inj & strain with specific muscle /inj; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS and SPRAIN FRACTURE see FRACTURES, AVULSION are also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sprains and Strains. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013180. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013180
- Sprains and Strains. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100891792