Ski injuries and equipment function.

that many accidents may be caused by improperly designed, mounted and adjusted bindirrgs.l 1 2 5 9 10 12 14 15 19 However, no studies have yet been designed which evaluate the equipment of the injured skier immediately upon sustaining injury. Much of the equipment in use today has theoretical efficacy as shown by vanous mechanical testing devices, yet the rates of ski injuries have changed little since the use of release bindings became popular about twenty years ago.1~ 1, 7, 1 It has never been conclusively demonstrated in a skiing population that bindings mounted, adjusted and set properly do improve the skiers chances of avoiding injury. In fact, several investigators state that no differences exist between the equipment used by injured and uninjured skiers 2, 6 7 is 19 In contrast, two papers recently read suggest the existence of such variations. Apparently injuries were reduced by twothirds when antifriction devices (AFD’s)