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Role of Ski Equipment on Injury Rate

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Alpine Skiing Injuries

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The history of the specifications for competition equipment and races from 1985 to our days is full of changes. These are about competition equipments (skis, bindings, ski boots, etc.) and also courses (e.g., International Ski Federation rules). In this chapter we try to match these changes with the different types of injuries of the Italian Alpine Ski Team during years.

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  1. Sport Traumatology Centre, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Via Riccardo Galeazzi 4, 20161, Milano, Italy

    Paolo Capitani, Gabriele Thiébat, Andrea Panzeri & Herbert Schoenhuber

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Capitani, P., Thiébat, G., Panzeri, A., Schoenhuber, H. (2018). Role of Ski Equipment on Injury Rate. In: Schoenhuber, H., Panzeri, A., Porcelli, S. (eds) Alpine Skiing Injuries. Sports and Traumatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61355-0_11

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