A twist on the athlete's ankle twist: Some ankles are more equal than others

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 835-836

  Kerkhoffs, Gino M M J ^a   Tol, Johannes L ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; SPORT INJURY;

ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 84866595791     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091493     Document Type: Editorial

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