Alpine sports

Abstract

Wintersports are popular activities and became in the past 20 years even more popular. Theimprovement of the equipment makes especially downhill skiing and snowboarding in generalsafer than in the past century. But due to higher speed and a trend to ride off the ski runcourses, injuries itself get more severe. This can result in complex trauma and requires welltrained surgeons to plan and perform therapy. The following should give an overview on theprevalence of Trauma in alpine sports and focus on basic injuries of the foot and ankle.