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Ankle Brace
Aka: Ankle Brace, Ankle Lace-Up Brace, Semi-Rigid Air Stirrup Brace, Ankle Air Splint, Ankle Gel Splint
- Indications
- Acute Ankle Sprain
- Recurrent Ankle Sprain
- Preparations
- Ankle Lace-Up Brace (e.g. Swedo)
- Fabric and elastic sleeve that wraps the proximal foot and high ankle, secured with laces
- Semi-Rigid Air Stirrup Brace (air splint, gel splint)
- Plastic lateral stirrups cushioned with gel, air or foam at the malleoli
- Efficacy
- Lace-Up Brace and Air Stirrup are both effective after Lateral Ankle Sprain
- Janssen (2014) Br J Sports Med 48(16): 1235-19 [PubMed]
- Boyce (2005) Br J Sports Med 39(2):91-6 [PubMed]
- Kerkhoffs (2002) Cochrane Database Syst Rev (3): CD003762 [PubMed]
- References
- Sprouse (2018) Am Fam Physician 98(10): 570-6 [PubMed]