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- As it turned out, it was only a high ankle sprain.†
p. 71.8 *
- He hit my shoulder just as I crossed the goal line, and the hit sprained my shoulder.†
p. 110.7sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
- It was a relatively mild sprain, but it was irritating, because I had brought it on by easing up.†
p. 110.7
- But the pain wasn't disabling, and as we expected, it would require the standard course of treatment as any bad sprain requires.†
p. 143.1
- The sprain didn't get any better with that blow to the shoulder.†
p. 143.3
- The next day I had an MRI on my shoulder, and we found out that it was AC separation (acromioclavicular joint separation) and a sprain.†
p. 143.4
- We had other guys out there for us playing with their own dings and sprains and at less than full speed or strength and with some pain.†
p. 146.3sprains = injures the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
- I had an AC sprain again, starting from the third play in the 2008 season.†
p. 177.9
- Even though we were missing Percy Harvin, who had sprained an ankle in that FSU game, our offense drove right down the field on a great drive in which I hit Carl Moore for a touchdown on third and goal.†
p. 198.1sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
- At the one, I was so exhausted that they took me out and Percy Harvin, who actually turned out to have a hairline fracture and not just a sprain from that FSU game, scored on a direct snap and we led, 14-7.†
p. 204.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(sprain) 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)Note that a strain is a similar injury caused by stretching the muscle until it rips. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)