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Carrie L. Docherty

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Foot and Ankle SurgerySports injuries and preventionLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesTendon Structure and TreatmentOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Publications

101

Citations

7,827

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1996

Research summary
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Carrie L. Docherty studies athletic injuries, with a particular focus on ankle sprains and chronic ankle instability. Her work examines how clinicians assess these injuries, measure recovery, and make return-to-play decisions, and it also touches on related topics such as biomechanics in dancers and the long-term health of former athletes. The research bridges sports medicine, athletic training practice, and injury rehabilitation.

Ankle sprains and chronic ankle instabilityFunctional testing and return-to-play assessmentSports injury biomechanicsAthletic training practiceHealth-related quality of life in athletes

Publication activity was highest in the late 2010s and has slowed in recent years, with only a few publications recorded after 2021.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.6/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 10 publications10182019: 3 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 1 publication22232024: 2 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Athletic Training×14
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine×4
  • Journal of Sport Rehabilitation×3
  • Journal of science and medicine in sport×2
  • Journal of Dance Medicine & Science×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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