title: Knee injuries in skiing. A prospective study from northern Sweden.
abstract: This paper evaluates 420 ski injuries occurring in Northern Sweden in 1977. Our main aim was to correlate knee injuries with types of skiing and to note a change in incidence with evolution of equipment. Fifty-eight lesions (13.8%) affected the knee joint which is about the same frequency as 10 years earlier nor has introduction of high stiff boots in downhill skiing increased incidence of knee injuries. Cross-country and long-distance skiing produced more knee injuries (24.7%) than downhill skiing (11.4%). Cross-country skiers were older and more women in this group sustained knee injuries. The use of non-release type bindings is probably the main reason for this higher incidence but age and different skiing techniques seem to contribute.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012865:Skiing; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation; D013548:Sweden