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.
Stents can be used for similar reasons in the trachea, especially to maintain lumen patency to prevent death. Stenting in the tracheobronchial tree is usually used as a last resort for severe conditions such as recurrent carcinoma and severe tracheal collapse that results in periods of prolonged apnea.