ankle injury
Sprained lower limb
An ankle injury is damage to the ankle joint—the connection between the lower leg and foot.
Common types include sprains (stretched or torn ligaments), fractures, and strains.
Ankle injuries often result from awkward landings, twists, or impacts: She's out for the season with an ankle injury.
The term covers everything from minor tweaks to severe breaks requiring surgery.
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
- twistedWound around itself
- fractureSplit in hard material
- bone bruiseDamage within skeletal tissue
ligament · tendon · crutches · walking boot · air cast · brace · ice · elevation · hobbling · rolling · painful · limping · bruised · wrap · physical therapy · torn · stiff · bandage
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- joint injuriesligament tear, torn ligament, MCL tear, ACL tear, torn ACL
ankle injuryshoulder injury
Damage to upper limb joint
head injury · knee injury · hip injury · wrist injury · back injury
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