A bit of trivia: Skier's thumb used to be called 'gamekeeper's thumb'. When the members of a large estate, castle, etc.. would go game hunting they would bring along a gamekeeper to deal with the animals both live and dead. They would use their thumb to press on the neck of the small animal to make sure they were dead. A number of the gamekeepers ended up having this injury, which is now known as skier's thumb.
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