Telemark skiing injuries: A three-year study

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 204-210

  Federiuk, Carol S ^a   Zechnich, Andrew D ^a   Vargyas, George A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury rates; Skiing injuries; Telemark skiing

Indexed keywords

SNOW;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MALE; SKIING; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 0031406528     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(1997)008[0204:TSIATY]2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Parker, P. Free Heel Skiing. 2nd ed. Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1995.
2. Jorgsholm, P., Bauer, M., Ljung, B.O., Lerner, A. Downhill skiing is developing: Snowboard and telemark skiing give new injury patterns. Lakartidningen 1991; 88, 1589-1592.
3. Tuggy, M.L. Telemark skiing injuries. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 1996; 36, 217-222.
4. Westlin, N.B. Injuries in long distance, cross country, and downhill skiing. Orthop Clin North Am 1976; 7, 55-58.
5. Eriksson, E. Ski injuries in Sweden: A one year survey. Orthop Clin North Am 1976; 7, 3-9.
6. Bouter, L.M., Knipschild, P.G., Volovics, A. Binding function in relation to injury risk in downhill skiing. Am J Sports Med 1989; 17, 226-233.
7. Davidson, T.M., Laliotis, A.T. Alpine skiing injuries: A nine year study. Western J Med 1996; 164, 310-314.
8. Young, L.R., Oman, C.M., Crane, H., Emerton, A., and Heide, R. The etiology of ski injuries: An eight year study of the skier and his equipment. Orthop Clin North Am 1976; 7, 13-29.
9. Warme, W.J., Feagin, J.A., King, P., Lambert, K.L., Cunningham, R.R. Ski injury statistics, 1982 to 1993, Jackson Hole Ski Resort. Am J Sports Med 1995; 23, 597-600.
10. Sherry, E., Asquith, J. Nordic (cross-country) skiing injuries in Australia. Med J Australia 1987; 146, 245-246.
11. Shealy, J.E. A comparison of downhill and cross-country skiing injuries. Skiing Trauma and Safety: 5th International Symposium. 1985, 423-432.
12. Smith, M., Matheson, G.O., Meeuwisse, W.H. Injuries in cross-country skiing: A critical appraisal of the literature. Sports Med 1996; 21, 239-250.
13. Johnson, R.J., Pope, M.H., Ettlinger, C. Ski injuries and equipment function. Am J Sports Med 1974; 2, 299-307.
14. Ekeland, A., Holtmoen, A., Lystad, H. Lower extremity equipment-related injuries in alpine recreational skiers. Am J Sports Med 1993; 21, 201-205.
15. Sherry, E., Fenelon, L. Trends in skiing injury type and rates in Australia: A review of 22,261 injuries over 27 years in the Snowy Mountains. Med J Australia 1991; 155, 513-515.
16. Matter, P., Mueller, W., Ott, C. Frequency of ski injuries in the Davos region. Orthop Clin North Am 1976; 7, 31-35.
17. Bladin, C., Giddings, P., Robinson, M. Australian snowboard injury data base: A four-year prospective study. Am J Sports Med 1993; 21, 701-704.
18. Abu-Laban, R.B. Snowboard injuries: An analysis and comparison with alpine skiing injuries. Can Med Assoc J 1991; 145, 1097-1103.
19. Pigman, E.C. Skiing injuries during initial military Nordic ski training of a U.S. Marine Corps battalion landing team. Milit Med 1990; 155, 303-305.
20. Pigman, E.C., Grice, G.P., Volcheck, G.W. Military Nordic skiing injury profiles with two different types of NATO ski bindings. Milit Med 1990; 155, 354-356.
21. Tough, S.C., Butt, J.C. A review of 19 fatal injuries associated with backcountry skiing. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1993; 14, 17-21.