Open AccessKnee Injuries in Downhill Skiers
Author(s) -
Kevin G. Shea,
Noah Archibald-Seiffer,
Elizabeth Murdock,
Nathan L. Grimm,
John C. Jacobs,
Stuart Willick,
Heather Van Houten
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.329
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2325-9671
DOI - 10.1177/2325967113519741
Subject(s) - valgus , medicine , physical therapy , demographics , injury prevention , foot (prosody) , poison control , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , demography , medical emergency , sociology , philosophy , linguistics
Valgus-external rotation is the most common injury mechanism for recreational skiers in general. Previous studies have suggested that the phantom foot injury is the most common injury, but in this series, it was the second most common, representing 22.5% of injuries in this study. Individuals between the ages of 30 and 40 years showed an increased risk for the phantom foot mechanism, and the prevalence of injuries was significantly higher for females compared with males in this cohort (P < .01). Children and adults appear to have similar mechanisms for ski-related knee injuries, with valgus-external rotation being most common and advanced skiers having the highest frequency of this mechanism. Binding release was more likely to occur in youth skiers.
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