II. Definitions
- Ligament Sprain
- Sprain refers to injury to ligament or joint capsule
III. Grading
- Grade 1 Sprain: Few torn ligamentous fibers
- Mild Joint Pain reproduced on local palpation
- Firm endpoint with minimal laxity
- No joint instability
- Grade 2 Sprain: Increased joint instability
- Joint Swelling and pain
- Firm endpoint with some Joint Laxity
- Decreased function
- Grade 3 Sprain: Complete ligamentous tear
- Minimal or no endpoint, gross Joint Laxity
- Unstable joint
IV. Causes: Specific Ligament Sprains
- Acromioclavicular Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Sprain
- First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Sprain
- Syndesmotic Sprain (Tibiofibular Ligament Sprain or High Ankle Sprain)
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Concepts | Injury or Poisoning (T037) |
SnomedCT | 125624001, 263127006, 209824004, 398878007 |
English | Ligament sprain NOS, ligament sprain, ligaments sprained, ligament sprained, ligament sprains, ligaments sprain, Sprain;ligament, partial ligament tear, sprain of ligament, Ligament sprain NOS (disorder), Ligament sprain, Sprain of ligament (disorder), Sprain of ligament |
French | Entorse d'un ligament |
Italian | Distorsione di legamento |
Japanese | 靱帯捻挫, ジンタイネンザ |
Czech | Podvrtnutí vazu |
Hungarian | Szalagrándulás |
Spanish | esguince de ligamento (trastorno), esguince de ligamento, estrema de ligamento, esguince ligamentario, SAI (trastorno), esguince ligamentario, SAI, esguince ligamentario (trastorno), esguince ligamentario, Esguince de ligamentos |
Portuguese | Estiramento de ligamentos |
Dutch | ligamentverstuiking |
German | Baenderzerrung |