Injuries in elite women's ski jumping: surveillance through the 2017-18 FIS World Cup season.

CONCLUSION: Injuries among elite female ski jumpers are common and the majority are acute, resulting in time loss from training and competition. The knee was the most common site of injury and poor weather conditions may be a risk factor. Future studies are needed to identify risk factors for injury and to guide injury prevention initiatives. PMID: 31527043 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - September 15, 2019 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Stenseth OMR, Barli SF, Martin RK, Engebretsen L Tags: Br J Sports Med Source Type: research