PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
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
TI  - Evidence review for the 2016 International Ankle Consortium consensus statement on the prevalence, impact and long-term consequences of lateral ankle sprains
AID  - 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096189
DP  - 2016 Dec 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 1496--1505
VI  - 50
IP  - 24
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/24/1496.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/24/1496.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2016 Dec 01; 50
AB  - Lateral ankle sprains (LASs) are the most prevalent musculoskeletal injury in physically active populations. They also have a high prevalence in the general population and pose a substantial healthcare burden. The recurrence rates of LASs are high, leading to a large percentage of patients with LAS developing chronic ankle instability. This chronicity is associated with decreased physical activity levels and quality of life and associates with increasing rates of post-traumatic ankle osteoarthritis, all of which generate financial costs that are larger than many have realised. The literature review that follows expands this paradigm and introduces emerging areas that should be prioritised for continued research, supporting a companion position statement paper that proposes recommendations for using this summary of information, and needs for specific future research.