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ACL Binding/Boot Question

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Palardy
Posts: 176 - Karma: 11
Hey last month i fucked my knee and well i was wondering if either of these things could have changed it. I've got mad stiff racer boots and frist i tore my outside meniscus, i forget the name. I did it trying a 540 and landing 450 on one leg and having the edge catch and wipeing out. I kept on skiing and later that day tore my ACL and other meniscus on same knee after a 360 on a spine to flat and twisting my knee when i landed. My binding on that ski was missing this piece...
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anyways just been wondering if either of those things would have affected the injury and if i had got my binding fixed could I have avoided this hole thing
and do any boots or bindings lower the chance of more knee injurys?
Apr 21 2006 11:57PM
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Holte
Posts: 10742 - Karma: 7,819
^it does. It might not be the sole reason you injured your knee, but a missing toe slider piece is kinda dangerous.
Apr 22 2006 12:03AM
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milkdud951
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yea that missing slider piece might have done you in. It couldve been somethin else, but at least according to my local ski repair guy skiing without one is asking for trouble.
Apr 22 2006 12:31AM
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Liam.
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well BP broke hi sleg when his bindings didnt release
Apr 22 2006 2:23AM
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WIllW
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from what I've gathered from websites and a little research,

boots used to be lower on the leg and in the 70s and 80s, people broke their ankles and lower legs a lot, then they made boots go higher on the leg and those injurys went down, unfortunately, while higher boots give more ankle support and better performance, they put more twisting stress on the knee. I am not sure of any new boots that claim to reduce knee injuries, and missing the slider piece in a binding definitely isnt good, but I dont think it is the only reason why your knee was hurt, your din and foward pressure could also have contributed to your injury. Acls are super scary and sometimes you just fall the wrong way. there are a few small steps in falling correctly that can help avoid dangerous situations, here is a broshure thing that you can order from vermont ski safety

http://www.vermontskisafety.com/faq_skiers/faq_skiers_tips.html
Apr 22 2006 8:24AM
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