TY - JOUR T1 - 2016 consensus statement of the International Ankle Consortium: prevalence, impact and long-term consequences of lateral ankle sprains JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 1493 LP - 1495 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096188 VL - 50 IS - 24 AU - Phillip A Gribble AU - Chris M Bleakley AU - Brian M Caulfield AU - Carrie L Docherty AU - François Fourchet AU - Daniel Tik-Pui Fong AU - Jay Hertel AU - Claire E Hiller AU - Thomas W Kaminski AU - Patrick O McKeon AU - Kathryn M Refshauge AU - Evert A Verhagen AU - Bill T Vicenzino AU - Erik A Wikstrom AU - Eamonn Delahunt Y1 - 2016/12/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/24/1493.abstract N2 - The Executive Committee of the International Ankle Consortium presents this 2016 position paper with recommendations for information implementation and continued research based on the paradigm that lateral ankle sprain (LAS), and the development of chronic ankle instability (CAI), serve as a conduit to a significant global healthcare burden. We intend our recommendations to serve as a mechanism to promote efforts to improve prevention and early management of LAS. We believe this will reduce the prevalence of CAI and associated sequelae that have led to the broader public health burdens of decreased physical activity and early onset ankle joint post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Ultimately, this can contribute to healthier lifestyles and promotion of physical activity. ER -