Avoiding knee injuries when skiing

Ski knee injury prevention – what you need to know?

Ski season is upon us and traditionally, the months of December to March are busy periods for our orthopaedic surgeons as we see many cases of skiing-related injuries in our clinic.

The knee is commonly injured due to the twisting nature of the sport and usually, the medial collateral (MCL) or anterior cruciate (ACL) are torn.