[Skiing injuries. Review over the winter of 1990-1991 in a clinic in the French Alps].

The popularity of skiing has increased in recent years, producing an increase in the absolute number of ski injuries despite a decrease in the overall injury rate. A review of 620 injuries in a surgery in Val d'Isére, in the French Alps, during the winter season 1990-1991 confirmed the evolution in the epidemiology of ski injuries. In our study, fractures only constituted 11% of the ski lesions. The upper extremity was involved in 28% and the lower extremity in 49% of the injuries. 33% of the absolute number of injuries and 72% of the admissions to hospital were on account of knee injuries. More attention should be paid to the individual preparation of the skier.