Table 1.

list of subjective symptoms and clinical findings presented by the players, out of which pain, joint line tenderness and effusion were common denominators.

Subjective Symptoms	Number of players	Percentage (%)
Pain	58/61	95
Swelling	15/61	25
Stiffness	2/61	3
Instability	12/61	20
Clicking or locking	8/61	13
Clinical findings
Joint line tenderness	56/61	92
Effusion	46/61	75
Decreased ROM	24/61	39
Clicking on passive movement	3/61	5
+ Anterior drawer/Talar tilt test	29/61	48
+ Anterior impingement test	19/61	31

Instability was claimed by 12/61 players, but only as secondary minor symptoms to their main complaint which was pain, thus passing our inclusion criteria. It is remarkable that 48% of the players had positive anterior drawer and talar tilt tests, whilst only 20% had any symptoms of instability at all and none of them claimed this was a major problem for them. Furthermore, even though only 25% complained of swelling, effusion was observed in 75% of the ankles.