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Examples of sprain
sprain
He missed five games in the middle of the season because of a high ankle sprain.
From the kansas.com
Lance Goulbourne has four points over the last two games since his ankle sprain.
From the tennessean.com
Samsonov suffered a neck sprain in the Canes'Sept. 25 preseason game in Atlanta.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Officially called a sprain by coach Urban Meyer, it has limited Demps this week.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Star Lavoy Allen will be a game-day decision for Temple because of ankle sprain.
From the stltoday.com
That's unlikely to change, unless Burgart figures out a way to sprain his voice.
From the ocregister.com
Howard missed two games in November when he suffered a sprain of his left wrist.
From the dallasnews.com
Percy Harvin is questionable for Saturday's SEC title game with an ankle sprain.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Linebacker Lawrence Timmons, who has a high ankle sprain, did not make the trip.
From the post-gazette.com
- A painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
- Twist: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
- A sprain (from Middle French espraindre - to wring) is an injury to ligaments that is caused by being stretched beyond their normal capacity and possibly torn. A muscular tear caused in the same manner is referred to as a strain. ...
- Spraint or scat is the dung of the otter.
- The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist; To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle
- (spraint) Common misspelling of sprained; A piece of otter dung. Usually used when referring to the observation and tracking of otters
- A partial or complete tear of a ligament.
- A sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint causing the stretching or twisting of ligaments and often rupture of blood vessels with hemorrhage to the tissues.
- An injury to the ligament(s) stabilising a joint. It can range from some minor bruising to a complete disruption leading to the joint becoming unstable.
