The tearing of a ligament, the fibrous tissue connecting bone to bone, is called a sprain.
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A strain is an injury to a muscle or a tendon (the tendon connects muscle to bone).
A sprain.
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Sprain Apex:)
A sprain is a slight or severe tear in a ligament caused by over-extension of a jointFirst degree sprain - is a tear of only a few fibers of the ligament.Second degree sprain - is a tear of part of a ligament, from a third to almost all its fibers.Third degree sprain - is a complete tear of the ligament
muscular sprain
a sprain happens if a ligament is torn
An injury to either a muscle or the tissue that connects muscle to bone (Called a Tendon) -Apex
The name of the ligament that provides support against a varus or inversion sprain of the ankle is the lateral ankle ligament. It is also called the anterior talofibular ligament .
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Ligaments (also known as articular ligament, articular laura, fibrous ligament or true ligament) connect bones together. (Ligament damage is called a sprain.)