ASTM STP 1397 Skiing Trauma and Safety: Thirteenth Volume
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Johnson RJ
This publication contains 16 papers presented at the 13th International Symposium on Ski Trauma and Skiing Safety held in May of 1999. The sponsor of the event was ASTM Committee F27on Snow Skiing.
The papers in this publication are organized under the headings
- Skiing and Snowboarding Equipment
- Epidemiology
- Knee Biometrics
- Specific Problems
Papers in this publication specifically address a variety of topics including:
- ski injuries
- epidemiology
- knee injuries
- lower leg injuries
- injury rates
- phantom foot
- ski biomechanics
- ski safety
- ski bindings
- binding settings
- minimum retention
- skiboards
- downhill skiing
- snowboarding
- fatalities
- modalities of death
- alpine skiing
- motivation
- attitude
- risk taking
- knee simulator
- simulation of knee response
- critical load cases
- injury mechanism
- skiing maneuvers
- ski patrol toboggan
- injury evacuation
- tibia plateau fracture
- arthroscopic reduction
- release bindings World Cup freestyle
- anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
- stiffness values
The content of this publication is useful to anyone involved with or interested in improving the sport of skiing and associated activities by reducing the risk of injury and producing better and more enjoyable means of participating in all these winter sports activities.