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.

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

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