The Effectiveness of Prophylactic Ankle Braces in Reducing the Incidence of Acute Ankle Injuries in Adolescent Athletes: A Critically Appraised Topic | Zendy

Kelley E. Farwell | Zendy; Cameron J. Powden | Zendy; Meaghan R. Powell | Zendy; Cailee W. McCarty | Zendy; Matthew C. Hoch | Zendy

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The Effectiveness of Prophylactic Ankle Braces in Reducing the Incidence of Acute Ankle Injuries in Adolescent Athletes: A Critically Appraised Topic

Author(s) -

Kelley E. Farwell,

Cameron J. Powden,

Meaghan R. Powell,

Cailee W. McCarty,

Matthew C. Hoch

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of sport rehabilitation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.606

H-Index - 51

eISSN - 1543-3072

pISSN - 1056-6716

DOI - 10.1123/jsr.22.2.137

Subject(s) - medicine , athletes , ankle , physical therapy , incidence (geometry) , context (archaeology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , injury prevention , poison control , medical emergency , surgery , paleontology , biology , physics , optics

Ankle injuries constitute a large number of injuries sustained by adolescent athletes participating in high school athletics. Prophylactic ankle bracing may be an effective and efficient method to reduce the incidence of ankle injuries in adolescent athletes in the secondary-school setting.

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