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has gloss | eng: A high ankle sprain, also known as a syndesmotic ankle sprain, is a sprain of the syndesmotic ligaments that connect the tibia and fibula on the lower leg. Syndesmotic ankle sprains are known as high because their location on the lower leg is above the ankle . Unlike common ankle sprains when ligaments around the ankle are torn or receive injury through an inward twisting, high ankle sprains are caused when the lower leg and foot twist out. Anyone can get a high ankle sprain if the outward twisting is present although it is most common with athletes in the sports of American and Canadian football, ice hockey, and soccer. |
lexicalization | eng: high ankle sprain |
instance of | e/Physical trauma |
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