The medial longitudinal arch as a possible risk factor for ankle sprains: A prospective study in 83 female infantry recruits

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 180-183

  Mei Dan, Omer ^a,b   Kahn, Gadi ^a,c   Zeev, Aviva ^a,d   Rubin, Amir ^a,e   Constantini, Naama ^a,f   Even, Adi ^a   Nyska, Meir ^a,b   Mann, Gideon ^a,g  

^a Meir University Hospital ^*

^b Meir University Hospital   (Israel)

^c Soroka University Hospital   (Israel)

^d Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at Wingate Institute

^e SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^g Wingate Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle sprain; Arch index; High arch; Low arch

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; CHIPPAUX SMIRAK INDEX; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL FOOT ARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRAINING;

EID: 14844363450     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502600211     Document Type: Article

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