Ankle sprains in male Israeli infantry soldiers during training: prevalence and risk factors
Lower-extremity functional movement, body mass index, preinduction recurrent sprains, physical preparation and reduced Achilles tendon quality were associated with the risk of ankle sprains during training. These findings could contribute to developing prevention and intervention programmes for reducing ankle sprains in military trainees.
Authors
- Gordon Stuart Waddington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4306-9193)
- Jeremy Witchalls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9536-8729)
- Gali Dar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0572-5495)
- Michal Shenhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8238-9539)
- Aharon S. Finestone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1956-5557)
- Omer Paulman
- Nili Steinberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3433-9120)
- Chuck Milgrom
Institutions
- University of Canberra (AU)
- Hadassah Medical Center (IL)
- Academic College at Wingate (IL)
- Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (IL)
- Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (MY)
- ACT Government (AU)
- Levinsky-Wingate Academic College (IL)
- University of Haifa (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-045126
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43