A Return to Skiing Envelope of Function for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructed Elite Alpine Ski Racers
Date
2016
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Science and Skiing VI
Abstract
Elite alpine ski racing comprises bidirectional turning with forceful concentric but
predominantly eccentric contractions that create large quadriceps muscle loading and hamstrings/quadriceps muscle co-contraction (4, 10). Ski racing also occurs in an unpredictable environment where skiers are at an increased risk for lower body injury, especially to the knee joint and the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) (2, 3, 8, 15). Unlike field sports, there are no sex-differences in ACL injury rates due to the preclusion of sex-related risk factors resulting from the large forces and unique mechanisms of ACL injury (8, 15).
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Keywords
muscle loading, bidirectional turning, Alpine Ski racing, anterior cruciate ligament
Citation
Jordan, M., Aagaard, P., & Herzog, W. (2014). A return to skiing envelope of function for anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed elite Alpine ski racers. In Science and Skiing Vi. Meyer & Meyer Sport.