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Video: Ankle sprain
By Mayo Clinic staffTranscript
An ankle sprain — an extremely common joint injury — weakens your ankle. There are three ligaments on the outside of your ankle. These ligaments are somewhat more fragile than the ligaments on the inside of your ankle. Usually people roll their ankle inwards and in doing so tear the fibers of some of those ankle ligaments.
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References
- Ankle sprain. In: Ferri FF. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2012: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2011. http://www.mdconsult.com/books/about.do?eid=4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05610-6..C2009-0-38600-6--TOP&isbn=978-0-323-05610-6&about=true&uniqId=230100505-53. Accessed Aug. 18, 2011.
- Silverstein JA, et al. Common issues in orthopedics. In: Rakel RE. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2011. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/191205553-4/0/1481/0.html#. Accessed Aug. 18, 2011.
- Maughan KL. Ankle sprain. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Aug. 18, 2011.
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