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Taping Techniques and Braces in Football

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The Ankle in Football

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The aim of the chapter is to give an overview of the different taping techniques and types of braces used in football, conjunct with the evidence in literature of their use as treatment and prevention of ankle ligament injuries. The prevention and treatment of ankle ligament lesions are extensively discussed in the Chapters “Prevention of ankle ligament lesions” and “Treatment of acute ankle ligament lesions”.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 22700, Amsterdam, 1100 DE, The Netherlands

    Ruben Zwiers, Leendert Blankevoort & Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs MD, PhD

  2. Manual Fysion, Burgerweeshuispad 54, Amsterdam, 1076 EP, The Netherlands

    Chris W. A. Swier & A. Claire M. Verheul

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Zwiers, R., Blankevoort, L., Swier, C.W.A., Verheul, A.C.M., Kerkhoffs, G.M.M.J. (2014). Taping Techniques and Braces in Football. In: d'Hooghe, P., Kerkhoffs, G. (eds) The Ankle in Football. Sports and Traumatology. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0523-8_23

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