Injury mechanism of the anterior cruciate ligament in alpine skiing: Case studies

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1266, Issue , 1996, Pages 270-279

  Fischer, Jean F ^a   Loureiro, Orlando ^b   Leyvraz, Pierre F ^a   Bally, Alexis ^b  

^a Hopital Orthopedique de la Suisse Romande   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine skiing; Anterior cruciate ligament; Boot binding system; Injury mechanism; Knee injuries; Ski injuries

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FRICTION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; LOADS (FORCES);

ALPINE SKIING; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR DRAWER LOADS; ANTIFRICTION DEVICES; AXIAL MOMENTS; BOOT BINDING SYSTEM; FALL MECHANICS; INJURY MECHANISM; SKI INJURIES; VERTICAL PARASITE FORCES;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0030109059     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp37936s     Document Type: Article

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