Methods: In the present case-control study, all of the patients over 18 years age presenting
to emergency departments (ED) of two educational Hospitals, complaining from ankle
sprain, were evaluated during more than 1 year. A checklist consisting of demographic data,
height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and history of ankle sprain, as well as degree of Q
angle was filled for all participants. The correlation of mentioned variables with incidence of
ankle sprain was calculated using SPSS 22. Results: 300 patients with ankle sprain were …

Introduction: Since most studies on ANKLE sprain are medical and sports-related and not
much epidemiologic and etiologic data from the general population exist in this field, the
present study evaluates the relationship between Q angle and anthropometric measures
with ANKLE sprain in the general population. Methods: In the present case-control study, all
of the patients over 18 years age presenting to emergency departments (ED) of two
educational HOSPITAL s, complaining from ANKLE sprain, were evaluated during more …