[Injuries to the locomotor apparatus of young people in competitive alpine sports (author's transl)].

139 school children were examined for pre-existent support and locomotor system disorders brought about by athletic damage and injury results. A great deal of the positive clinical findings consisted of juvenile kyphosis in 44% of all cases and posttraumatic damage was found in one third. Nextly insertionstendinopathy with apophysis disorders and aseptic necrosis were also noticed. Particular physiological and biomechanical perculiarities of the support and locomotor system tissues will be specially and generally demonstrated. The mutual effect of age and stress factors are indicated. An orthopaedical qualified examination and follow-up examinations are for legal, preventive and therapeutic reasons indispensable.