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Are Risk-Taking and Ski Helmet Use Associated with an ACL Injury in Recreational Alpine Skiing?

According to the risk compensation hypothesis, the use of a ski helmet might provide a false sense of security, resulting in a riskier behavior by skiing faster or more aggressively, which might lead to an increased injury risk. Injury of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a common diagnosis in...

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Autores principales: Ruedl, Gerhard, Posch, Markus, Niedermeier, Martin, Greier, Klaus, Faulhaber, Martin, Schranz, Alois, Burtscher, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6747234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31455037
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173107