Selection Criteria for Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability in Controlled Research: A Position Statement of the International Ankle Consortium
University of Eastern Finland · University of Toledo
Abstract
The International Ankle Consortium is an international community of researchers and clinicians whose primary scholastic purpose is to promote scholarship and dissemination of research-informed knowledge related to pathologies of the ankle complex. The constituents of the International Ankle Consortium and other similar organizations have yet to properly define the clinical phenomenon known as chronic ankle instability (CAI) and its related characteristics for consistent patient recruitment and advancement of research in this area. Although research on CAI and awareness of its impact on society and healthcare systems have grown substantially in the last 2 decades, the inconsistency in participant/patient…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 21.98
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- 100%
- References
- 43
Authors
15- PAPhillip A. GribbleCorresponding
University of Eastern Finland, University of Toledo
- EDEamonn Delahunt
University of Eastern Finland, University of Toledo
- CBChris Bleakley
University of Eastern Finland, University of Toledo
- BCBrian Caulfield
University of Eastern Finland, University of Toledo
- CLCarrie L. Docherty
University of Eastern Finland, University of Toledo
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Ankle
- Selection (genetic algorithm)
- Population
- Health care
- Medical education
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Physical therapy