An epidemiological survey on ankle sprain

Yeung, M. S.<sup>1</sup>; Chan, Kai-Ming<sup>2</sup>; So, C. H.<sup>3</sup>; Yuan, W. Y.<sup>2</sup>

Affiliations

¹Sports Medicine Department, Hong Kong Sports Institute

²Hong Kong Centre of Sports Medicine and Sports Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories

³Sports Science Department, Hong Kong Sports Institute, Hong Kong

Abstract and keywords

Ankle sprain is a common sports injury and is often regarded as trivial by athletes and coaches. This epidemiological study was conducted among three categories of Hong Kong Chinese athletes: national teams, competitive athletes and recreational athletes. This study shows that as much as 73% of all athletes had recurrent ankle sprain and 59% of these athletes had significant disability and residual symptoms which led to impairment of their athletic performance. This study indicates that a proper approach towards injury prevention and a comprehensive rehabilitation programme are required.

Keywords: Ankle sprain; residual disability; prevention; rehabilitation

Links

DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.28.2.112

PubMed: 7921910

PubMedCentral: PMC1332043

WoS: A1994NW11700011

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