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Skiing Injuries and How To Prevent Them

The most common injuries in skiing happen to the lower limb, most commonly the knee.

The most common injuries in skiing happen to the lower limb, most commonly the knee. The introduction of releasable bindings has decreased the rate of leg fractures by 90% in the past 30 years, but knee sprains (including ACL and/or MCL tears) are on the rise accounting for about 30% of all skiing injuries.

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