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Table 3 Prevalence of chronic ankle instability in different sports

From: The epidemiology of chronic ankle instability with perceived ankle instability- a systematic review

Sport

Total

CAI

Having history of ankle sprain

n

n

%

n

%

Netball [23]

96

44

46%

69

72%

Dance [24, 26]

99

45

45%

69

70%

Aquatics [25]

50

16

32%

28

56%

Basketball [20, 25, 26]

105

32

30%

85

81%

Volleyball [20, 25, 26]

79

24

30%

53

67%

Rowing/Crew [25]

10

3

30%

8

80%

Field Hockey [25]

11

3

27%

7

64%

Wrestling [25]

23

6

26%

16

70%

Rugby [20]

35

9

26%

22

63%

Acrobatics [25]

35

9

26%

22

6%

Baseball [25]

38

9

24%

34

89%

Judo [20]

18

4

22%

6

33%

Running [25]

66

14

21%

29

44%

Soccer [20, 25, 26]

108

22

20%

77

71%

Gymnastics [20]

15

3

20%

9

60%

Handball [20]

5

1

20%

2

40%

Golf [25]

11

2

18%

5

45%

Lacrosse [20]

60

9

15%

23

38%

Ice hockey [20]

31

3

10%

11

35%

Swimming [26]

11

1

9%

6

55%

Tennis [20, 25]

55

4

7%

20

36%

Badminton [20]

14

1

7%

7

50%

Track and field [20, 26]

63

5

8%

23

37%

Table tennis [20]

55

2

4%

12

22%

Total

1093

99

25%

643

47%

  1. CAI chronic ankle instability