The Ankle in Football

This book creates a unique platform that covers main ankle pathologies specifically related with football. Experiences from professional players have been combined with evidence-based medical content from renowned experts in the field to present a compreh

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Pieter P.R.N. d’Hooghe Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs Editors

The Ankle in Football

Sports and Traumatology Series Editor Philippe Landreau

Pieter P.R.N. d'Hooghe • Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs Editors

The Ankle in Football

Editors Pieter P.R.N. d’Hooghe, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Aspetar Hospital Doha Qatar

Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs, MD, PhD Department of Orthopedic Surgery Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands

Series Editor Philippe Landreau, MD Sports Orthopaedic Surgery Aspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital Doha Qatar

ISBN 978-2-8178-0522-1 ISBN 978-2-8178-0523-8 DOI 10.1007/978-2-8178-0523-8 Springer Paris Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London

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To my wife Valérie and kids Margaux, Estée and Alix d’Hooghe Pieter To my wife Lisette and kids Quirine and Jan Kerkhoffs Gino “La vraie générosité envers l’avenir, Consiste à tout donner au présent” Albert Camus

Foreword

Message from the Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee Ankle lesions are frequent in football. They represent 14 % of the total number of injuries and and lead to a game incapacity of 164