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The present study compares postural ankle stability between previously injured basketball players, uninjured players and a control group. Postural sway was recorded and analysed by stabilometry using a specially designed computer-assisted forceplate. Recordings were obtained for 60s on each foot. The stabilometric results in the players with no previous injuries did not differ from those in the controls. Players with a previously injured ankle differed significantly from the control group. These players had a larger mean postural sway and used a larger sway area.
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Leanderson, J., Wykman, A. & Eriksson, E. Ankle sprain and postural sway in basketball players. Knee Surg, Sports traumatol, Arthroscopy 1, 203–205 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01560207
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