Efficacy of an ankle brace with a subtalar locking system in inversion control in dynamic movements

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 875-883

  Zhang, Songning ^a   Wortley, Michael ^a   Chen, Qingjian ^a   Freedman, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle sprain; Biomechanics; Bracing; Inversion drop; Lateral cut

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949121210     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2009.3125     Document Type: Article

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