Risk factors for noncontact ankle sprains in high school football players: The role of previous ankle sprains and body mass index

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 471-475

  Tyler, Timothy F ^a,b   McHugh, Malachy P ^a   Mirabella, Michael R ^b   Mullaney, Michael J ^a   Nicholas, Stephen J ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PRO Sports Physical Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Football; Noncontact lateral ankle sprain; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE INJURIES; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FOOTBALL; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 32944460226     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505280429     Document Type: Article

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