Open, combat-related loss, or disruption of the knee extensor mechanism: treatment strategies, classification, and outcomes.

Objective: To report the outcomes of repair or reconstruction of high-energy, open knee extensor disruption or loss due to combat-related injuries.

Design: Retrospective review.

Setting: Tertiary (Level/Role V) Military Treatment Facility.

Prophylactic bracing versus taping for the prevention of ankle sprains in high school athletes: a prospective, randomized trial.

Prophylactic ankle taping has been considered the mainstay of ankle injury prevention and has been used at all levels of competitive football. An alternative to taping is a semirigid ankle orthosis. This study prospectively compared the incidence of ankle sprains in high school football players during a single season, after randomization to either prophylactic bracing or taping of both ankles.