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The phantom foot mechanism, reprinted with permission of Johnson et al.22 The phantom foot mechanism occurs when the skier is off-balance posteriorly and all the weight is on the inside edge of the tail of the downhill ski with the uphill ski unweighted. The upper body is facing the downhill ski with the uphill arm back and the hips below the knee. The injury occurs to the downhill leg.
