Some of the most important players on NFL teams are those that might not necessarily start the season on the field. Depth is ...

Q. I am a collegiate athlete who was playing basketball and someone landed on my foot and I twisted my right ankle. I felt a pop and had pain but tried to finish the game. While cutting, I ...

Hamstring pulls, ligament tears and ankle sprains can be as formidable an opponent for NFL teams as a high-scoring offense or stingy defense. “There’s a 100% injury rate in the NFL,” seven ...

Conversely, high-ankle sprains occur when the tibia and fibula move about one another, extending the ligaments that connect them. This occurs when the lower leg sharply rotates outward.

In a bad high ankle sprain, the majority of the ligaments tear completely, resulting in severe pain, swelling and often bruising of the ankle. Initially it is very difficult to even stand on the ...

“A high ankle sprain occurs when the ligaments between (the) tibia and fibula become torn or stretched,’’ the Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine reports.

Buccaneers All-Pro right tackle Tristan Wirfs has two torn ligaments, including one off the bone, and will need surgery to repair his high ankle sprain, a source told The Athletic on Sunday.

Peyton Manning suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 7 of the 2014 season and didn’t miss any games. Clearly, this is much more of an issue for Maclin than Manning. However, it does offer hope ...

By contrast, a high ankle sprain involves a stretching or a tear of the ligaments that are “higher” up on your ankle that connect your two lower leg bones: your tibia and fibula.

Trevor Lawrence is dealing with a high ankle sprain. ... Whether there’s a major tear, not all ligaments tear completely. You could have a partial tear,” Dr. Laski said.

German world number three Alexander Zverev underwent surgery on torn ligaments in his right ankle on Tuesday after he was forced to retire from his French Open semi-final against 22-times major ...

Canada's Bianca Andreescu suffered two torn ligaments in her left ankle at the Miami Open this week and is unsure when she will be fit to return to action, the former U.S. Open champion said on ...