Trends of 'sprain'. Translations for 'sprain'. A sprain is the injury caused by spraining a joint.He suffered a right ankle sprain. If you sprain your ankle or wrist, you accidentally damage it by twisting it, for example, when you fall.He fell and sprained his ankle.
The obturator is used to insert a tracheostomy tube. It fits inside the tube to provide a smooth surface that guides the tracheostomy tube when it is being inserted. There are different types of tracheostomy tubes available and the patient should be given the tube that best suits his/her needs.
A lumbar-peritoneal shunt is a piece of tubing inserted through a surgical procedure performed to relieve pressure in areas of the brain and spinal cord caused by a buildup of fluid applying pressure to the brain. This form of shunt is commonly used to treat intracranial hypertension and the resulting symptoms of vision loss and persistent headaches.