The main function of ankle braces is to control the joint position before landing

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-268

  Eils, Eric ^a   Rosenbaum, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ankle Braces; Biomechanics; Instability; Inversion platform; Restriction of Motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE BRACE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; SIMULATION; VELOCITY; ANKLE INJURY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEEL; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 0037491277     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070302400312     Document Type: Article

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