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Ligament Sprain

Definition
1. Sprain refers to injury to ligament or joint capsule
Grading
1. Grade 1 Sprain: Few torn ligamentous fibers
  1. Mild joint pain reproduced on local palpation
  2. Firm endpoint with minimal laxity
  3. No joint instability
2. Grade 2 Sprain: Increased joint instability
  1. Joint swelling and pain
  2. Firm endpoint with some joint laxity
  3. Decreased function
3. Grade 3 Sprain: Complete ligamentous tear
  1. Minimal or no endpoint, gross joint laxity
  2. Unstable joint

Sprain of ligament (C0435002)
Concepts	Injury or Poisoning (T037)
English	Ligament sprain, Sprain of ligament
Spanish	esguince de ligamento, esguince ligamentario, estrema de ligamento
Parent Concepts	Ligament injury (C0435001), Sprain of ligament (C0435002), Injury by mechanism (C0560612), Ambiguous concept (C1274012)
Sources	SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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Sprain of ligament (C0435002)

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