Ankle Sprains WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Ankle Sprains
A sprained ankle, also known as an ankle sprain, rolled ankle, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn. The anterior talofibular ligament is one of the most commonly involved ligaments. Sprains to the lateral aspect of the ankle account for 85% of ankle sprains. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Ankle sprains occur approximately in 25,000 people each day.1
- Older people are at higher risk for ankle sprains.1
- People who have had sprained ankles often end up spraining those ankles again.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 eMedicine: Ankle Sprain
- ↑ Orthogate: Ankle Sprain And Instability
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- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Lesgreen Babaran, PTRP
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: ANKLE SPRAIN, SPRAINED ANKLE, ROLLED ANKLE
- Last update: Jul. 23, 2008
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