The subjects of this study were 85 elite athletes (28 males
and 57 females) training at the athletes’ village of the Korean
national team and 85 general college students (38 males
and 47 females). Subjects were excluded if they reported
any of the following: bilateral ankle instability a history of
ankle fracture or current participation in supervised physical
rehabilitation. General characteristics of the subjects
are shown in Table 1. The main sports of the elite athletes
are listed in Table 2. The present study was approved by
Sahmyook University Institutional Review Board, and all
participants were given an explanation of the objective of
the study and its requirements. All those who participated
in the study provided their written informed consent.