RESUMO
Ankle stability in basketball players is affected by footwear. Athletic shoe manufacturers have introduced specialized lacing systems and high-top performance shoes to improve ankle stability. These performance shoes not only aid in preventing ankle injuries, but also protect injured ankles.
Assuntos
Traumatismos do Tornozelo , Traumatismos em Atletas/prevenção & controle , Basquetebol , Sapatos , Esportes , Articulação do Tornozelo/anatomia & histologia , Traumatismos em Atletas/epidemiologia , Desenho de Equipamento , Feminino , Humanos , Imobilização , Masculino , Sapatos/normas , Entorses e Distensões/epidemiologia , Entorses e Distensões/prevenção & controleRESUMO
The methods presented for replacement of broken orthoses have proved very effective (Fig. 9). In more than 5 years of employing such duplication techniques, we have found patient satisfaction in the product to be commensurate with that for their originally prescribed devices. The techniques presented are not the only methods by which orthoses can be duplicated. We recognize that the clinician should refabricate the same orthosis only when the cause of breakage has been determined to be material fatigue or stress. Should the patient's weight, foot structure, or activities have changed, new orthoses should be fabricated with those factors in mind.