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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Paul Millington, Colin Ayre, Jamie Moseley

How to avoid getting an injury on a skiing holiday

More older people now hitting the slopes, leading inevitably to a rise in snow sport-related injuries ( Getty/iStock )

From Vail in the US to Val d’Isere in France, winter sports holidays are all the rage. And with more older people now hitting the slopes, there has been an inevitable rise in snow sport-related injuries.

The knee joint is especially vulnerable – accounting for 30 per cent of all skiing injuries. The most common knee injury is to the anterior cruciate ligament – known as the “ACL”.

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