 Sprains and Strains
"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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| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sprains and Strains" by people in Profiles.
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Deveneau NE, Forbis C, Lipetskaia L, Kinman CL, Agrawal A, Herring NR, Francis SL. The Effect of Lithotomy Position on Nerve Stretch: A Cadaveric Study. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2017 Nov/Dec; 23(6):457-461.
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Mosenthal W, Kim M, Holzshu R, Hanypsiak B, Athiviraham A. Common Ice Hockey Injuries and Treatment: A Current Concepts Review. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2017 Sep/Oct; 16(5):357-362.
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Wilkerson GB, Gupta A, Allen JR, Keith CM, Colston MA. Utilization of Practice Session Average Inertial Load to Quantify College Football Injury Risk. J Strength Cond Res. 2016 Sep; 30(9):2369-74.
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Ali K, Leland JM. Hamstring strains and tears in the athlete. Clin Sports Med. 2012 Apr; 31(2):263-72.
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White K, Hudgins TH, Alleva JT. Cervical sprain/strain definition. Dis Mon. 2009 Dec; 55(12):724-8.
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Yang S, Park HS, Flores S, Levin SD, Makhsous M, Lin F, Koh J, Nuber G, Zhang LQ. Biomechanical analysis of bursal-sided partial thickness rotator cuff tears. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2009 May-Jun; 18(3):379-85.
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Reider B. An ounce of prevention. Am J Sports Med. 2004 Sep; 32(6):1383-4.
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Quinlan KP, Annest JL, Myers B, Ryan G, Hill H. Neck strains and sprains among motor vehicle occupants-United States, 2000. Accid Anal Prev. 2004 Jan; 36(1):21-7.
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Wolf JS, Marcovich R, Gill IS, Sung GT, Kavoussi LR, Clayman RV, McDougall EM, Shalhav A, Dunn MD, Afane JS, Moore RG, Parra RO, Winfield HN, Sosa RE, Chen RN, Moran ME, Nakada SY, Hamilton BD, Albala DM, Koleski F, Das S, Adams JB, Polascik TJ. Survey of neuromuscular injuries to the patient and surgeon during urologic laparoscopic surgery. Urology. 2000 Jun; 55(6):831-6.
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Reider B. Medial collateral ligament injuries in athletes. Sports Med. 1996 Feb; 21(2):147-56.
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