Ankle sprain and postural sway in basketball players.
The present study compares postural ankle stability between previously injured basketball players, uninjured players and a control/group. Postural sway was recorded and analysed by stabilometry using a specially designed computer-assisted forceplate. Recordings were obtained for 60 s on each foot. The stabilometric results in the players with no previous injuries did not differ from those in the controls. Players with a previously injured ankle differed significantly from the control group. These players had a larger mean postural sway and used a larger sway area.
Department of Sports Orthopaedic Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Leanderson
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Wykman
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000503:physiopathology*