 Sprains and Strains
"Sprains and Strains" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A collective term for muscle and ligament injuries without dislocation or fracture. A sprain is a joint injury in which some of the fibers of a supporting ligament are ruptured but the continuity of the ligament remains intact. A strain is an overstretching or overexertion of some part of the musculature.
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D013180
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.844
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sprains and Strains" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Sprains and Strains" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sprains and Strains" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Saper MG, Pierpoint LA, Liu W, Comstock RD, Polousky JD, Andrews JR. Epidemiology of Shoulder and Elbow Injuries Among United States High School Baseball Players: School Years 2005-2006 Through 2014-2015. Am J Sports Med. 2018 01; 46(1):37-43.
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Fuller CW, Taylor A, Kemp SP, Raftery M. Rugby World Cup 2015: World Rugby injury surveillance study. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Jan; 51(1):51-57.
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Rabenhorst BM, Aronson J. Do Not Miss This Diagnosis: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE). J Ark Med Soc. 2015 Nov; 112(7):114-5.
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Fuller CW, Jones R, Fuller AD. Defining a safe player run-off zone around rugby union playing areas. Inj Prev. 2015 Oct; 21(5):309-13.
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Palmer-Green DS, Stokes KA, Fuller CW, England M, Kemp SP, Trewartha G. Training activities and injuries in English youth academy and schools rugby union. Am J Sports Med. 2015 Feb; 43(2):475-81.
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