ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2017
How to Prevent Injuries in Alpine Ski Racing: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go from Here?
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- Exploring the Epidemiology of Injuries in Athletes of the Olympic Winter Games: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Incidence of injuries in professional snow sports: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2022Pooled it
- Longitudinal changes in hamstring muscle morphology in adolescent competitive alpine skiers are sex-specific: a 4-year cohort study.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Epidemiology of Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Physical and Ski Technical Factors Associated with ACL Injury Susceptibility in Elite and Recreational Alpine Skiers.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Technology on Snow and Ice: Innovation, Monitoring, and Performance for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Review
- Epidemiological characteristics of skiing injuries: a retrospective study based on the 2024-2025 Ski season.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- From expert opinion to data driven selection of sports equipment: Boot selection in alpine ski racers.PloS one · 2026Article
- Smart technology and multibody simulation for skier safety: a structured narrative review and research roadmap.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Traumatic knee injuries and career drop-outs in adolescent competitive alpine skiers aged 15-19: a longitudinal 4-year follow-up study examining rates, biomechanical injury risk factors and potential reasons for quitting.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Grit subcomponents are differentially associated with practice trajectories underlying expertise development.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A Survey on Current Practices, Needs, Responsibilities and Preferences for Knowledge Dissemination in the Field of Injury and Illness Prevention Among Competitive Snow Sports Stakeholders.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
- International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) consensus statement on training and testing in competitive alpine and freestyle skiers and snowboarders.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Risk management framework for competitive alpine skiing-co-developed with stakeholders.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- A perspective on competitive freeride skiing and snowboarding.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Snow sports-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting epidemiological data on injury and illness in sports.British journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Before hitting the slopes: athlete and staff perspectives on warm-up and activation in high-performance snowsports.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Hamstrings and quadriceps muscle size and strength in female and male elite competitive alpine skiers.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Enhancing Return to Alpine Skiing: Integrating Perceptual-Motor-Cognitive Considerations in Testing and Progressions: A Clinical Commentary.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
- Concomitant Injuries Associated With ACL Rupture in Elite Professional Alpine Ski Racers and Soccer Players: A Comparative Study With Propensity Score Matching Analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Alpine ski racing is known to be a sport with a high risk of injury and a high proportion of time-loss injuries. In recent years, substantial research efforts with regard to injury epidemiology, injury etiology, potential prevention measures, and measures' evaluation have been undertaken. Therefore, the aims of this review of the literature were (i) to provide a comprehensive overview of what is known about the aforementioned four steps of injury prevention research in the context of alpine ski racing; and (ii) to derive potential perspectives for future research. In total, 38 injury risk factors were previously reported in literature; however, a direct relation to injury risk was proven for only five factors: insufficient core strength/core strength imbalance, sex (depending on type of injury), high skill level, unfavorable genetic predisposition, and the combination of highly shaped, short and wide skis. Moreover, only one prevention measure (i.e. the combination of less-shaped and longer skis with reduced profile width) has demonstrated a positive impact on injury risk. Thus, current knowledge deficits are mainly related to verifying the evidence of widely discussed injury risk factors and assessing the effectiveness of reasonable prevention ideas. Nevertheless, the existing knowledge should be proactively communicated and systematically implemented by sport federations and sport practitioners.
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