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Document Title: Masia-Ski-Nov91.shtml
Article Title: Bindings -- Conditional Release
Author: Seth Masia
Publication: Ski Magazine
Date: November 1991
Keywords: Alpine skiing, bindings, ACL injuries, knee injuries.
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Comments: This general-level article describes the limits of what alpine-ski bindings can protect against. Note that the major reason ski bindings cannot protect against twisting is because they cannot detect the torque at the knee, since said torque is a function of the angle at which the knee happens to be flexed at a given point in time. Masia also touches on the issues of taking unsafe risks, and also mentions speed. (Remember that speed is a major concern, since kinetic energy, hence injury severity, increases with the square of speed. Higher speeds also translate into reduced reaction time.) Additional comments are provided in brackets in the main text.
Introduction: Even the best bindings cannot prevent every injury. Here is what happens when they reach their limits.
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