"Sprains and Strains" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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D013180
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.844
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sprains and Strains" by people in Profiles.
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Walter WR, Hirschmann A, Alaia EF, Garwood ER, Rosenberg ZS. JOURNAL CLUB: MRI Evaluation of Midtarsal (Chopart) Sprain in the Setting of Acute Ankle Injury. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2018 Feb; 210(2):386-395.
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Boyer J, Galizzi M, Cifuentes M, d'Errico A, Gore R, Punnett L, Slatin C. Ergonomic and socioeconomic risk factors for hospital workers' compensation injury claims. Am J Ind Med. 2009 Jul; 52(7):551-62.
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Fulmer S, Punnett L, Slingerland DT, Earle-Richardson G. Ergonomic exposures in apple harvesting: preliminary observations. Am J Ind Med. 2002 Aug; Suppl 2:3-9.
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Busconi BD, Pappas AM. Chronic, painful ankle instability in skeletally immature athletes. Ununited osteochondral fractures of the distal fibula. Am J Sports Med. 1996 Sep-Oct; 24(5):647-51.
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Aghababian RV, Volturo GA, Heifetz IN. Comparison of diflunisal and naproxen in the management of acute low back strain. Clin Ther. 1986; 9 Suppl C:47-51.
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Monahan JJ, Grigg P, Pappas AM, Leclair WJ, Marks T, Fowler DP, Sullivan TJ. In vivo strain patterns in the four major canine knee ligaments. J Orthop Res. 1984; 2(4):408-18.