Cross-country skiing. A benign sport?
Cross-country skiing has been thought to be a safe sport, with few serious injuries and a preponderance of upper extremity injuries. Eleven cases of relatively severe injuries illustrate that this is not necessarily true.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012865:Skiing; D014481:United States; D014844:Vulva / Q000293:injuries