Ankle brace attenuates the medial-lateral ground reaction force during basketball rebound jump

ABSTRACT Introduction: The jump landing is the leading cause for ankle injuries in basketball. It has been shown that the use of ankle brace is effective to prevent these injuries by increasing the mechanical stability of the ankle at the initial contact of the foot with the ground. Objective: To...

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Main Authors: Alex Castro, Márcio Fagundes Goethel, Arthur Fernandes Gáspari, Luciano Fernandes Crozara, Mauro Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
Series:Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-86922017000300232&lng=en&tlng=en