Intrinsic risk factors of noncontact ankle sprains in soccer: A prospective study on 100 professional players

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1842-1850

  Fousekis, Konstantinos ^a   Tsepis, Elias ^b   Vagenas, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

ankle injuries; injury prevention; soccer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864678516     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512449602     Document Type: Review

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