A systematic review on the treatment of acute ankle sprain: Brace versus other functional treatment types

Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-197

  Kemler, Ellen ^a   Van De Port, Ingrid ^a   Backx, Frank ^a   Van Dijk, C Niek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankle injuries, treatment; Exercise; Sports; Sports injuries; Sports medicine; Sprains, treatment

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANKLE INJURY; ATHLETIC TAPE; BRACE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONVALESCENCE; EDEMA; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; PAIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; ATHLETIC TAPE; BRACES; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; EDEMA; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; PAIN; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952076278     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11584370-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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