Forward twisting falls cause most ACL injuries in carving skiers, data suggest

The forward twisting fall is the dominant mechanism of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury among male and female carving skiers, according to Austrian investigators writing in October’s International Journal of Sports Medicine. Investigators from University Innsbruck retrospectively collected demographic data from 220 recreational carving skiers (59 men, 161 women), including skiing ability, equipment and environmental factors, and circumstances, causes, and … Continue reading →

The forward twisting fall is the dominant mechanism of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury among male and female carving skiers, according to Austrian investigators writing in October’s International Journal of Sports Medicine. Investigators from University Innsbruck retrospectively collected demographic data from 220 recreational carving skiers (59 men, 161 women), including skiing ability, equipment and environmental factors, and circumstances, causes, and … Continue reading →

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