Ankle Sprain Risk Factors: A 5-Month Follow-Up Study in Volley and Basketball Athletes

Abstract

Introduction Ankle sprain is a frequent sports injury among volley and basketball players, and identifying risk factors is necessary to prevent injuries and prolong their careers. Objective To identify intrinsic and extrinsic factors in basketball and volleyball players related to the risk of ankle sprain injury over a five-month follow-up period. Methods Ninety-four Brazilian young competitive athletes (15.8±1.7 years, 47 basketball and 47 volleyball players) participated in this study. They were evaluated for intrinsic risk factors (previous history of ankle sprain, dominant lower limb, ankle ligament laxity, range of motion of the ankle-foot complex, electromyographic response time of ankle evertors, postural control and muscular torque of ankle invertors and evertors) and extrinsic risk factors (type of shoes worn, use of orthosis, previous injuries while training or competing, and the players’ position). Results During the study period, 18 (19%) athletes suffered unilateral sprains. Multivariate logistic regression analysis gave a final regression with four factors: dominant leg (p=0.161), type of shoes worn (p=0.049), player’s position (p=0.153), and peroneus brevis muscle reaction time (p=0.045). There was an 86.1% probability of an ankle sprain if the athlete had a left dominant leg, wore shoes without vibration dampeners, or played in the small forward, wing/hitter spiker, middle blocker, or opposite spiker positions, and had a peroneus muscle reaction time longer than 80ms. However, only the player’s position was significantly (p=0.046) associated with lesion occurrence. Conclusion The player’s position appeared to be a risk factor in both sports, and this result may help professionals to prevent ankle sprains. Level of Evidence I; High quality randomized clinical trial with or without statistically significant difference but with narrow confidence intervals.

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Risk Factors Influencing the Incidence of Ankle Sprain Among Elite Football and Basketball Players: A Prospective Study

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“…For example, a 5-month follow-up study on 94 young competitive athletes (basketball and volleyball) has recently shown that among assessed intrinsic risk factors of previous history, ankle ligament laxity, range of motion of the ankle-foot complex, electromyographic response time of ankle evertors, postural control and muscular torque of ankle invertors and evertors, none was significantly associated with occurrence of ankle sprain. 13 Nevertheless, risk factors for LAS injuries are not well established and there is conflicting evidence regarding underlying causes associated with this injury. [14][15][16][17][18] The objective of the present study was to investigate whether certain intrinsic factors (foot hyperpronation, generalized joint laxity) and clinical tests (anterior drawer and talar tilt tests, single-leg balance test and star excursion balance test, ankle plantar flexion and dorsiflexion and first metatarsophalangeal dorsiflexion range of motion assessments) could predict the incidence of LAS among elite football and basketball players during a full year.…”

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“…Un estudio que logró identificar factores intrínsecos y extrínsecos relacionados con el riesgo de presentar un esguince tobillo en sujetos que practican basquetbol y voleibol, se logró constatar mediante modelos de regresión logística multivariada cuatro variables: (1) pierna dominante (p = .161), tipo de calzado (p = .049), posición de juego (p = .153) y tiempo de reacción del músculo fibular corto (p=.045). Señalando la probabilidad de esguince de tobillo de 86,1% cuando la extremidad izquierda era la dominante, calzado sin buen sistema amortizador, posición juego alero y/o punta y tiempo de reacción del músculo fibular corto (> 80 ms); se destaca que sólo la posición alero fue significativa (p= .046) (Pacheco, Meyer, Pacheco, Tarragô & Adami, 2019).…”