Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 57-66 , May 2008

The chronic ankle instability scale: Clinimetric properties of a multidimensional, patient-assessed instrument

Received 14 March 2007 ,Revised 23 December 2007 ,Accepted 5 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.02.001

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 57-66 , May 2008