Presentation
International Society for Snowsports Medicine
Société Internationale de Traumatologie et Médicine des Sports d’Hiver / Società Internazionale di Traumatologia e Medicina degli Sport Invernali / Internationale Gesellschaft fur Ski-Traumatologie Und Wintersportmedizin
It is the oldest European Scientific Society that is concerned with the study of winter sports pathologies, their treatment and prevention.
The history of SITEMSH started in the 50's, when a group of experts from Alpine Countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland) began to observe, collect and study the injuries occurring after winter sport accidents. They decided to meet every two years on behalf of a new Society named SITEMSH (Société Internationale de Médecine des Sports d’Hiver).
37th SITEMSH Congress Andorra 2020
37th CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SNOWSPORTS MEDICINE – SITEMSH
ANDORRA 2020
Welcome to the 37th Congress of the International Society for Snowsports Medicine - SITEMSH
This congress will take place in Andorra, in the heart of the Pyrenees from 1st to 4th April 2020.
The International Society for Snowsports Medicine – SITEMSH is a society born in the fifties when a group of experts from Alpine Countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland) began to observe, collect and study the injuries occurring after winter sport accidents.
They decided to meet every two years on behalf of a new Society named SITEMSH (Société Internationale de Médecine des Sports d’Hiver)
It is the oldest European Scientific Society that is concerned with the study of winter sports pathologies, their treatment and prevention.
Position Statement on reducing knee injuries in alpine skiing
There is enough mechanical and biomechanical evidence to assert that it is possible to reduce knee injuries in alpine skiing, especially those involving the ACL, with appropriately designed, manufactured and adjusted ski bindings.
The presentations and demonstrations at SITEMSH and ISSS meetings, especially at SITEMSH since November of 2014, show ample support for this assertion.