RT Journal Article SR Electronic 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 FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine SP 1493 OP 1495 DO 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096188 VO 50 IS 24 A1 Phillip A Gribble A1 Chris M Bleakley A1 Brian M Caulfield A1 Carrie L Docherty A1 François Fourchet A1 Daniel Tik-Pui Fong A1 Jay Hertel A1 Claire E Hiller A1 Thomas W Kaminski A1 Patrick O McKeon A1 Kathryn M Refshauge A1 Evert A Verhagen A1 Bill T Vicenzino A1 Erik A Wikstrom A1 Eamonn Delahunt YR 2016 UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/24/1493.abstract AB 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.