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Equipment designed to reduce risk of severe traumatic injuries in alpine ski racing: constructive collaboration between the International Ski Federation, industry and science
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  1. Erich Müller1,
  2. Jörg Spörri1,
  3. Josef Kröll1,
  4. Hubert Hörterer2
  1. 1Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg, Hallein-Rif, Austria
  2. 2Medical Committee, International Ski Federation (FIS), Oberhofen, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to Professor Erich Müller, Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg, Schlossallee 49, Hallein-Rif 5400, Austria; erich.mueller{at}sbg.ac.at

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095689

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    Developing and implementing effective prevention measures is vital to protect the health of athletes. In 2006, the International Ski Federation (FIS) established the FIS Injury Surveillance System. Following the sequence of injury prevention research suggested by van Mechelen et al,1 various studies characterised the epidemiology, risk factors and mechanisms of injuries in alpine ski racing.2–5 From 2006 to 2012, the absolute rate that World Cup athletes sustained injuries was 36.2 injuries/100 athletes/season.2 Across all competition disciplines, most injuries are known to occur while turning, either resulting from specific mechanisms while the skier is still skiing or during crashes.3 According to the perception of 61 expert stakeholders of the World Cup ski racing community, one key injury risk factor is the ‘system ski, binding, plate and boot’.4 Experts stated that the ski equipment used at this time was ‘too aggressive at the ski-snow-interaction’, ‘too direct in force transmission’ and ‘hard to get off the edge once the ski is carving’.4 Moreover, ‘speed in general’ was another major …

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