Common Ski Injuries And How To Prevent Them
Mr Saket Tibrewal, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Cromwell Hospital outlines the most common ski injuries and how to prevent them.
What are the most common skiing injuries?
The most commonly injured joint when skiing is the knee, accounting for over 1/3 of injuries. These injuries usually occur following a fall where the ski binding does not release causing a twisting force across the knee joint. The vast majority of injuries are to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the medial collateral ligament (MCL) and the menisci (cartilage).
