Prophylactic Ankle Taping and Bracing: A Numbers-Needed-to-Treat and Cost-Benefit Analysis

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-100

  Olmsted, Lauren C ^a   Vela, Luzita I ^a   Denegar, Craig R ^a   Hertel, Jay ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle prophylaxis; Ankle sprain; Injury incidence; Injury prevention; Orthoses

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARMY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; BRACE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; ORTHOSIS; PUBLICATION; SPORT INJURY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 1842680977     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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