Ankle impingement in cricket

Posterior Ankle Impingement in Fast Bowlers in Cricket

Issue:

Vol 60, issue 1 (2011)

Pages:

77–81

Synopsis:

Posterior ankle impingement has not been described in cricket but is associated with ballet and soccer. An increase in this condition with development of os trigonum is being seen among fast bowlers in cricket. Treatment options are affected by bowling loads

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine common features of posterior ankle impingement in fast bowlers in the West Indies and to compare modes of treatment with respect to return to play without pain.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of ankle impingement injuries treated in fast bowlers in the West Indies.

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