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A Contribution to the Anlysis of Causes of Injury in Skiing and Possibilities of Prevention

Radovan Medved ; Odjel za kineziološku fiziologiju i patologiju
Krešimir Štuka ; Odjel za kineziološku fiziologiju i patologiju

Abstract

From the standpoint of traumatology skiing presents one of the most interesting sports. During skiing lessons at the High School of Physical Culture an extremely large number of injuries was observed. It was tried to find the causes of injuries on the basis of a detailed analysis of the machanism of injuries.
The causes of such an increased number of injuries were found to be:
a) deep, wet snow
b) icy snow
c) inadequate safety bindings - trademark "Thunder".
In a total of 43 injuries, where owing to the mechanism of injuries, the opening of the binding was expected if opened in only five cases and this gave rise to the suspicion in the safe working of the binding "Thunder".
By further experimental laboratory testings by electric dynamometer the inadequate working of this binding was proved. This means that the main cause of a great number of injuries during skiing lessons was the safety binding "Thunder", which is technically constructed in such a was as to be insuitable for pointed ski-shoes that our students were wearing.

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Hrčak ID:

247363

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/247363

Publication date:

30.12.1972.

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