Mechanics of turning and jumping and skier speed are associated with injury risk in men's World Cup alpine skiing: A comparison between the competition disciplines

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 742-747

  Gilgien, Matthias ^a   Spörri, Jörg ^b   Kröll, Josef ^b   Crivelli, Philip ^c   Müller, Erich ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SKIING; TIME;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SKIING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84898813664     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092994     Document Type: Article

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