title: [Carving risk analysis. A new still unexplored variant of alpine skiing].
abstract: Carving is a new version in alpine skiing. The continuous decrease of participants in alpine skiing beginning 1987 has been stopped, as carving has a modern image and as skier find new motivation in wintersports. The effect of carving on the incidence of injuries cannot yet be answered accurately. It is assumed that the increase of carvers will lead to a high number of accidents related with it. In this article, the existing data about carving injuries in Austria is analyzed to find out the necessary steps for injury prevention in the future.
authors.affiliation: Institut Sicher Leben, Wien. sicher.leben@kfv.telecom.at
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boldrino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001317:Austria; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012865:Skiing / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Risikoanalyse Carving. Eine neue noch unerforschte Variante des alpinen Skilaufs.