@article {Trojian610, author = {T H Trojian and D B McKeag}, title = {Single leg balance test to identify risk of ankle sprains}, volume = {40}, number = {7}, pages = {610--613}, year = {2006}, doi = {10.1136/bjsm.2005.024356}, publisher = {British Association of Sport and Excercise Medicine}, abstract = {Background: Ankle sprains are a common and potentially disabling injury. Successful prediction of susceptibility to ankle sprain injury with a simple test could allow ankle sprain prevention protocols to be initiated and help prevent disability in the athletic population. Objective: To investigate the ability of the single leg balance (SLB) test, carried out at preseason physical examination, to predict an ankle sprain during the autumn sports season. Design: Prospective cohort study Setting: High school varsity athletics and intercollegiate athletics. Main outcome measure: Ankle sprains in athletes with positive SLB tests. Results: The association between a positive SLB test and future ankle sprains was significant. Controlling for confounding variables, the relative risk for an ankle sprain with a positive SLB test was 2.54 (95\% confidence interval, 1.02 to 6.03). Athletes with a positive SLB test who did not tape their ankles had an increased likelihood of developing ankle sprains. The relative risk for ankle sprain for a positive SLB test and negative taping was 8.82 (1.07 to 72.70). A history of previous ankle injury was not associated with future ankle sprains in this study. The κ value for interrater reliability for the SLB test was 0.898 (p\<0.001). Conclusions: An association was demonstrated between a positive SLB test and ankle sprain. In athletes with a positive SLB test, not taping the ankle imposed an increased risk of sprain. The SLB test is a reliable and valid test for predicting ankle sprains.}, issn = {0306-3674}, URL = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/7/610}, eprint = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/7/610.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of Sports Medicine} }