The prevention of ankle sprains in sports. A systematic review of the literature

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 753-760

  Thacker, Stephen B ^a   Stroup, Donna F ^a,b   Branche, Christine M ^a   Gilchrist, Julie ^a   Goodman, Richard A ^a   Weitman, Elyse A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE PAIN; BRACE; ORTHOSIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 0032702631     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465990270061201     Document Type: Article

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