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Definition
injury to the ligaments of a joint caused by stretching them too far — most commonly injuring the ankle
(ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
(ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
- I don't think it's broken, but it sure is a bad sprain.Chapter 18 (8% in)
sprain = injury to the ligaments of a joint caused by stretching them too far
- It's either broken or badly sprained.Chapter 17 (70% in)
- It's nothing but a sprained ankle.Chapter 17 (73% in)
- That's one of the meanest sprains I've ever seen and it should be in a cast, but I don't have any plaster of Paris with me.Chapter 18 (51% in)
There are no more uses of "sprain" in Where the Red Fern Grows.
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