One of the most common orthopedic injuries – particularly among athletes – is a torn ligament of the ankle, knee, wrist, thumb, neck, or back. Although a ligament is a flexible and durable band of fibrous tissue providing support for a joint and regulating its movement, it is still vulnerable to injury due to a…
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Everything You Need to Know About Torn Ligaments
Ligaments are the strong, durable, flexible bands of fibrous tissue that connect two bones together at a joint, providing the joint with support and enabling a certain amount of movement. Joints are located throughout the body, including in the knee, hip, foot, ankle, hand, elbow, shoulder, wrist, and spine. Every twist, turn, stretch, or lift…