What it is
Stretching or tearing of a ligament after twisting, contact or movement beyond joint range; grade depends on tissue damage and instability.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Joint pain and swelling
- Bruising and difficulty loading
- Instability or giving way
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Scientific literature
External publications selected for this topic. Their scope may cover a specific condition, population or intervention within this topic; they do not constitute an individual treatment plan.
Knee Stability and Movement Coordination Impairments: Knee Ligament Sprain Revision 2017.
Clinical guideline / consensus · 2017
Sports Injuries
When is medical assessment needed?
Deformity or an open wound after trauma, immediate loss of function, disproportionate pain with a tense segment, neurological weakness, worsening symptoms after a head impact, collapse during exertion, confusion in heat and very dark urine after exercise require emergency assessment.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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