Epidemiology of ankle sprains and anterior cruciate ligament injuries in youth basketball athletes in Niigata, Japan: A regional survey on injury management and healthcare professional involvement
The coexistence of chronic ankle instability and anterior cruciate ligament injuries suggests a possible association between these conditions; however, causal relationships cannot be inferred because of the cross-sectional study design and the small number of anterior cruciate ligament cases.
Authors
- Yoshiaki Kon
- Tomoya Takabayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3372-7049)
- Takanori Kikumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0839-2224)
- Jun Mizutani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1304-8428)
- Masayoshi Kubo
- Atsushi Tsuchida
- Hirokazu Okada
Institutions
- Akebono Clinic (JP)
- Ono Clinic (JP)
- Niigata University of Health and Welfare (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344196
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00