Ankle instability in sports

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-103

  O'Loughlin, Padhraig F ^a   Murawski, Christopher D ^a   Egan, Christopher ^a   Kennedy, John G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle instability; Ankle sprain; Inversion injury; Lateral ligament; Osteochondral lesion; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ANKLE SPRAIN; ANTERIOR TALOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CALCANEOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; CALCANEUS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FIBULA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JUMPING; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANGE OF MOTION; RETURN TO PLAY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; TALUS;

EID: 76249120005     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2009.06.1715     Document Type: Review

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