You are trying out for the USA Olympic gymnastics team.Everything is going well until you turn your ankle on the landing and tear a connection between two bones.Now you will have to wait another four years.Which of the following could you have done to your ankle?

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A sprain is an injury to a ligament, which is the tissue that connects bone to bone. In this scenario, the torn connection between two bones suggests a ligament injury, not a tendon injury. Straining a ligament or tendon is also a possibility, but in terms of the given options, spraining a ligament is the best choice.

You Are Trying Out for the USA Olympic Gymnastics Team