Ankle braces effectively reduce recurrence of ankle sprains in female soccer players

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-24

  Sharpe, Sharon R ^a   Knapik, Joseph ^b   Jones, Bruce ^c  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle bracing; Ankle sprains; Female soccer players

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002996711     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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