Table 3 Comparison between injured and non-injured patients at the end of the follow up period

Lost to follow-up

10/64 (15%)

Reinjury (n = 54)

YES, n = 18 (33.3%)

NO, n = 36 (66.6%)

p value

Sex (women/men)

18 (4/14)

36 (19/17)

0.032

Age (years ± SD)

36.8 ± 9.7

34.3 ± 14.7

0.51

Ankle-GO (points ± SD)

5.4 ± 2.8

9.1 ± 4.5

0.002

Type of reinjury

18 ankle sprains (100% non-contact)

Type of sport, n (%)

Pivot contact

7 (38.9%)

8 (22.2%)

0.259

Pivot

2 (11.1%)

10 (27.8%)

In line

9 (50%)

18 (50%)

Level of sport, n (%)

Professional

1 (5.6%)

1 (2.8%)

0.794

Intensive (> 6 h per week)

7 (38.9)

11 (30.5%)

Regular (2–6 h per week)

8 (44.4%)

21 (58.6%)

Leisure (< 2 h per week)

2 (11.1%)

3 (8.3%)