Functional bandage for ankle sprains. Recommendations for nursing

• Main Authors: Mª Isabel Arcos Cirauqui (Author), Barda Ochoa Alfaro (Author), Mª Teresa Sesma Sánchez (Author), José Usan Villanueva (Author), Ana Gil Casado (Author), Fernando Pérez Pejenaute (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Enfermería, 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Three quarters of ankle injuries are diagnosed as sprains. For the most part sprains are caused by a forced inversion movement with involvement of the lateral collateral ligament (LCL). One of the recommended guidelines is immobilization by taping. The aim of this article is to unify the recommendat...