Injuries in French and Chinese regular badminton players

Conclusions The most common injury reported was the ankle sprain, which generally occurred during a jump landing upon backward and lateral movements (60%) or during forward lunge (26%). As more than half of the ankle sprains were moderate or severe, a particular attention should be paid to the effects of footwear and court surface characteristics on the biomechanics of badminton players.
Source: Science and Sports - Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research