The Impact of Ski Geometry Data and Standing Height on the Risk of Falling in Recreational Alpine Skiers

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of individual, equipment-related and environmental factors associated with falls among adult recreational skiers. Individual, equipment-related (ski geometry data) and environmental data were collected by questionnaire among uninjured skiers with and...

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Autores principales:	Gerhard Ruedl, Markus Posch, Klaus Greier, Martin Faulhaber, Martin Burtscher
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	recreational alpine skiing falls standing height ski geometry risk factors prevention Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5963b64c0f524b6b897de1bc893979c62021-11-11T15:00:36ZThe Impact of Ski Geometry Data and Standing Height on the Risk of Falling in Recreational Alpine Skiers10.3390/app112199122076-3417https://doaj.org/article/5963b64c0f524b6b897de1bc893979c62021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/21/9912https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3417The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of individual, equipment-related and environmental factors associated with falls among adult recreational skiers. Individual, equipment-related (ski geometry data) and environmental data were collected by questionnaire among uninjured skiers with and without reported falls during the skiing day. Ski length, side cut radius, and width of the waist were directly recorded from the ski and standing height was measured using a digital sliding caliper. Absolute ski length was relativized to body height. A total of 1174 recreational skiers participated in this study, of whom 13.5% (<i>n</i> = 158) reported at least one fall during the skiing day. Results of the multiple logistic regression analysis found that a lower age, a very good/good fitness level, a moderate skiing speed, a lower relativized ski length, and fresh and grippy snow conditions decreased, while a lower skill level, a larger sidecut radius and an easy slope difficulty increased risk of falling on ski slopes. Besides individual and environmental factors, a lower relativized ski length and a lower sidecut radius decreased the risk of falling. Considering these ski geometry parameters when buying new skis could potentially decrease the risk of falling and thus prevent injuries in recreational skiers.Gerhard RuedlMarkus PoschKlaus GreierMartin FaulhaberMartin BurtscherMDPI AGarticlerecreational alpine skiingfallsstanding heightski geometryrisk factorspreventionTechnologyTEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Biology (General)QH301-705.5PhysicsQC1-999ChemistryQD1-999ENApplied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 9912, p 9912 (2021)
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topic	recreational alpine skiing falls standing height ski geometry risk factors prevention Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999
spellingShingle	recreational alpine skiing falls standing height ski geometry risk factors prevention Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 Gerhard Ruedl Markus Posch Klaus Greier Martin Faulhaber Martin Burtscher The Impact of Ski Geometry Data and Standing Height on the Risk of Falling in Recreational Alpine Skiers
description	The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of individual, equipment-related and environmental factors associated with falls among adult recreational skiers. Individual, equipment-related (ski geometry data) and environmental data were collected by questionnaire among uninjured skiers with and without reported falls during the skiing day. Ski length, side cut radius, and width of the waist were directly recorded from the ski and standing height was measured using a digital sliding caliper. Absolute ski length was relativized to body height. A total of 1174 recreational skiers participated in this study, of whom 13.5% (<i>n</i> = 158) reported at least one fall during the skiing day. Results of the multiple logistic regression analysis found that a lower age, a very good/good fitness level, a moderate skiing speed, a lower relativized ski length, and fresh and grippy snow conditions decreased, while a lower skill level, a larger sidecut radius and an easy slope difficulty increased risk of falling on ski slopes. Besides individual and environmental factors, a lower relativized ski length and a lower sidecut radius decreased the risk of falling. Considering these ski geometry parameters when buying new skis could potentially decrease the risk of falling and thus prevent injuries in recreational skiers.
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author	Gerhard Ruedl Markus Posch Klaus Greier Martin Faulhaber Martin Burtscher
author_facet	Gerhard Ruedl Markus Posch Klaus Greier Martin Faulhaber Martin Burtscher
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title	The Impact of Ski Geometry Data and Standing Height on the Risk of Falling in Recreational Alpine Skiers
title_short	The Impact of Ski Geometry Data and Standing Height on the Risk of Falling in Recreational Alpine Skiers
title_full	The Impact of Ski Geometry Data and Standing Height on the Risk of Falling in Recreational Alpine Skiers
title_fullStr	The Impact of Ski Geometry Data and Standing Height on the Risk of Falling in Recreational Alpine Skiers
title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of Ski Geometry Data and Standing Height on the Risk of Falling in Recreational Alpine Skiers
title_sort	impact of ski geometry data and standing height on the risk of falling in recreational alpine skiers
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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The Impact of Ski Geometry Data and Standing Height on the Risk of Falling in Recreational Alpine Skiers

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