Extremity War Injury Symposium XV: Sports and Readiness Symposium Summary.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

Despite the recent decrease in high tempo combat operations, threats to the medical readiness of Service Members remain a persistent issue. In fact, recent research efforts have demonstrated that musculoskeletal disease nonbattle injury represents perhaps the most immediate threat to the medical readiness of Service Members over the past several years. Innovations in a number of therapeutic options, particularly orthobiologics, have shown substantial promise in accelerating recovery and returning tactical athletes to full, unrestricted duties. Posttraumatic osteoarthritis remains a vexing topic but at the same time an intersectional opportunity for a multidisciplinary approach to better understand its pathogenesis, limit its prevalence, and mitigate the functional consequences of its sequalae. The expansion of a clinical infrastructure capable of the prospective collection of Service Members' functional outcomes across military treatment facilities promises to sharpen clinicians' understanding of both the impact of novel treatments for common injuries and the success of efforts to prevent recurrence (Military Orthopaedics Tracking Injury Network, Bethesda, MD). However, policy makers and stakeholders will increasingly find themselves in an environment of increasingly limited resources, which will necessitate creative strategies to maintain the lethality of a fit, fighting force.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Sheean, AJ; Dickens, JF; Provencher, MT

Published Date

  • March 1, 2022

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 30 / 5

Start / End Page

  • 189 - 194

PubMed ID

  • 33591124

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1940-5480

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00930

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States