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[Axel Laurent-Christensen: a doctor "with feeling for snow"].

In 1950 the district medical officer of Qaqortoq/Julianehåb, Axel Laurent-Christensen retired after having served in this position since 1930. Afterwards, during the years 1950-55, he was a medical officer in Aklavik, NWT, Canada. Here he had the opportunity to compare the arctic Canadian health care with the Greenland health care system. In his diary, of which selected parts are given in the present paper, he has commented on the differences. In the 1950's the Canadian system was highly centralized with the well-equipped Charles Camsell Indian Hospital in Edmonton as the center. The Greenland health service, on the other hand, was decentralized, based on small surgically staffed peripheral hospitals. The development of these two health care systems during the past 50 years has accentuated these differences. Estimated by the infant mortality, the efficiency of the Greenland health care system was superior to the Canadian during the 1950's, whereas in the 1990's, the Canadian health service is vastly superior.

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Snow skiing injuries.

BACKGROUND: Skiing is a sport that has exploded in popularity over the past 20 years. There are estimated to be 200 million skiers worldwide. OBJECTIVE: This article outlines the type and prevalence of ski injuries, and measures that have been made to reduce the incidence of injuries to skiers. DISCUSSION: The incidence of injury has decreased with the development of improved equipment, resort management and skier preparation. This decrease has been reflected in a lower rate of foot, ankle and tibial injuries. The overall incidence of knee injuries has increased and in particular an increase in more serious knee injuries. Snowboard injuries now account for approximately half the presentations to ski resort medical centres.

Ankle Injuries↗