Abstract
Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess predictors of ankle sprain from a measure of balance ability, ankle evertor strength, ankle dorsiflexion range of motion and ankle proprioception. Twenty five male athletes who had sustained an ankle sprain were compared with a matched group of subjects. Ankle evertor strength was measured with a strain gauge, ankle dorsiflexion range of motion was measured with an inclinometer, balance ability was measured with a force plate and proprioception was measured by having the subject duplicate ankle positions on a platform which measured inversion and eversion. Both the previously sprained ankle and the unaffected ankle of the injured group had less ankle evertor muscle strength than the control group. A regression equation which used ankle evertor strength could correctly identify injured and uninjured subjects in 72% of the cases.
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