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Sprains and strains were the most common diagnosis, representing almost 37 percent of injuries, while concussions accounted for about 22 percent.
From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023
Sprains can take time to heal, and the Lakers could be without one of their best players for the near future.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2018
Sprains are produced when the ligaments which bind the bones of a joint are strained, twisted, or torn from their attachments.
From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman
Sprains and injuries to the region of the fetlock should receive the necessary treatment.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
Sprains may be considered as fibrillary fractures of soft structures and since this form of injury is subsurface, and limited to fractional portions of tendons, the inflammation occasioned usually remains an aseptic one.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
