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Article: Knee Injuries on the Rise in the French Alps According to iGOSKi.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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Over the last two decades, knee injuries have been on the rise among skiers in the French Alps. It is more likely for downhill skiers to experience a lower extremity injury than any other type of injury, whether due to a fall or a collision (see also Knee Injury).
According to the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Association, knee injuries rose from a mere nine percent to a whopping 28 percent during the years from 1994 to 2004. An increase in the use of helmets during skiing has decreased the number of head injuries while participating in this outdoor activity.
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