Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1997
Publication Title
Journal of Athletic Training
Volume
32
Issue
3
Abstract
Injuries to the ankle joint are among the most common of all sport-related injuries. Figures range from 10% to 30% of all injuries and from 5% to 20% of all time-loss injuries.1-9 Athletes participating in sports such as football, soccer, basketball, and volleyball are especially at risk for this type of injury, largely because of the running and jumping involved. In 1977, Garrick3 reported that during any single year of a 6-year period at the University of Washington, at least 16% of all time-loss injuries for all sports involved ankle sprains.
Recommended Citation
Payne, Kristen A.; Berg, Kris E.; and Latin, Richard W., "Ankle Injuries and Ankle Strength, Flexibility, and Proprioception in College Basketball Players" (1997). Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications. 3.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/hperfacpub/3
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Comments
Published in the Journal of Athletic Training, 32(3), September 1997. Copyright © Journal of Athletic Training. Used by permission.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1320241 /pdf/jathtrain00015-0031.pdf