A sprain is the rip, distension or excessive stretching of some ligament (resistant band of elastic fabric that unites the bony ends in an articulation).
It takes place due to an abrupt movement, fall, blow or a strong torsion of the same one that
It makes overcome its normal width. It is also denominated " twist " in common language
The sprains cause pain, inflammation and functional impotence. Their time of recovery varies in function of the graveness and the cronicities of the lesion. It is distinguished among benign sprains, the ligaments are simply loosened and serious sprains, the ligaments are broken.
They are more common in the ankle, elbow, doll, thumb and neck, although they also affect to other corporal regions.
The lesions in the sportsmen usually include: ankle sprain, in general the colateral ligament.
The most frequent are the lesions in basketball and baseball. In the ankle, the ligament that is affected by 90 percent of the cases is the astragalus peroneo calcaneo.
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