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978-3-319-52755-0

Snow Sports Trauma and Safety

Publication year: 2017

ISBN: 978-3-319-52755-0

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This book covers the latest in snow sport epidemiology, snow sport injuries and treatment, and biomechanical/mechanical engineering related to snow sports injuries (mechanisms of injury, injury prevention by equipment design, injury prevention by design of resort features, and more). It brings together a collection of papers from the International Congress on Ski Trauma and Safety (the biennal meeting of the International Society for Skiing Safety) and presents the latest research on the effectiveness of winter sports equipment, the behavior of winter sports participants, and the epidemiology and biomechanics of winter sports injuries. This is an ideal book for researchers and professionals working in the field of sports medicine and safety.


Subject: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Skiing Epidemiology, snow sports trauma, snow sports safety, skiing trauma and safety, snowboarding trauma and safety, skiing epidemiology, Snowboarding Epidemiology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering