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  • NPS MedicineWise. Ankle sprains: 10 things you should know. Available at www.nps.org.au/consumers/ankle-sprains-10-things-you-should-know#there’s-a-good-chance-of-having-an-ankle-sprain-once-in-your-life. Accessed May 2024.

  • Rowe PL, Bryant AL and Paterson KL. Current ankle sprain prevention and management strategies of netball athletes: a scoping review of the literature and comparison with best-practice recommendations. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2021 Sep 18;13(1):113.

  • Bennett H, Fuller J, Debenedictis T, et al. Ankle sprain, concussion, and anterior cruciate ligament injuries are common and burdensome in sub-elite female Australian football players. J Sci Med Sport. 2024:S1440-2440(24)00157-9.

  • Hiller CE, Nightingale EJ, Raymond J, et al. Prevalence and impact of chronic musculoskeletal ankle disorders in the community. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2012;93(10):1801-1807. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2012.04.023

  • Gribble PA, Bleakley CM, Caulfield BM, et al. Evidence review for the 2016 International Ankle Consortium consensus statement on the prevalence, impact and long-term consequences of lateral ankle sprains. Br J Sports Med. 2016;50:1496-1505. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-096189

  • Braun BL. Effects of an ankle sprain in a generic clinical population 6 to 18 months after medical evaluation. F Arch Fam Med. 1999;8(2):143-148. doi:10.1001/archfami.8.2.143

Chronic Ankle Instability

  • Chinn L and Hertel J. Rehabilitation of Ankle and Foot Injuries in Athletes. Clin Sports Med. 2010; 29(1):157–167.

  • Bischof JE, CE, Caputo AM, et al. In vivo cartilage contact strains in patients with lateral ankle instability. J Biomech. 2010;43(13):2561-2566. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.05.013

  • Caputo AM, Lee JY, Spritzer CE, et al. In vivo kinematics of the tibiotalar joint after lateral ankle instability. Am J Sports Med. 2009;37(11):2241-2248. doi:10.1177/0363546509337578.

  •  Delco ML, Kennedy JG, Bonassar LJ et al. Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the ankle: A distinct clinical entity requiring new research approaches. J Orthop Res. 2017;35(3):440-453

  •   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Osteoarthritis (OA). Updated July 27, 2020. Accessed December 18, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/osteoarthritis.htm#:~:text=Osteoarthritis%20(OA)%20is%20the%20most,underlying%20bone%20begins%20to%20change

Treatment Options

  • van den Bekerom MPJ, Struijs PAA, Blankevoort L, et al. What is the evidence for rest, ice, compression, and elevation therapy in the treatment of ankle sprains in adults? J Athl Train. 2012 Jul-Aug;47(4):435-443.

  • Struijs PAA, Kerkhoffs GMMJ. Ankle sprain: the effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. BMJ Clin Evid. 2015;07:1115.

  • Mattacola CG, Dwyer MK. Rehabilitation of the ankle after acute sprain or chronic instability. J Athl Train. 2002;37(4):413–429.

  • Zwiers R, Vuurberg G, Blankevoort L, et al. Taping and bracing in the prevention of ankle sprains: current concepts. JISAKOS 2016;1:304–310.

Return to Sport

  • Mattacola CG, Dwyer MK. Rehabilitation of the ankle after acute sprain or chronic instability. J Athl Train. 2002;37(4):413–429.

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