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Descriptive Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Army 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division.

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Lovalekar, MT; Abt, JP; Sell, TC; Nagai, T; Keenan, K; Beals, K; Lephart, SM; Wirt, MD
Published in: Mil Med
August 2016

The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries among Soldiers of the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division. A total of 451 subjects (age: 27.6 ± 6.2 years, gender: males 395/451 = 87.6%) volunteered. Musculoskeletal injury data were extracted from subjects' medical charts and injuries that occurred during 1 year were described. Injury frequency, injury anatomic location and sublocation, injury cause, activity when injury occurred, and injury type were described. Injury frequency was 29.5 injuries per 100 subjects per year. Most injures affected the lower extremity (60.2% of injuries) and common anatomic sublocations for injuries were the ankle (17.3%) and knee (15.0%). Frequent causes of injuries were running (13.5%) and direct trauma (9.0%). Physical training was associated with 29.3% of the injuries. A majority of injuries were classified as pain/spasm/ache (29.3%), without further elucidation of pathology. Other frequent injury types were sprain (21.8%) and strain (14.3%). The descriptive epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in this population underscores the need to explore the modifiable risk factors of potentially preventable lower extremity injuries associated with physical training and running. There is scope for the development of an optimized and targeted physical training program for injury prevention in this population.

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Mil Med

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EISSN

1930-613X

Publication Date

August 2016

Volume

181

Issue

8

Start / End Page

900 / 906

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Sprains and Strains
  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Physical Fitness
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Military Personnel
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Lovalekar, M. T., Abt, J. P., Sell, T. C., Nagai, T., Keenan, K., Beals, K., … Wirt, M. D. (2016). Descriptive Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Army 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division. Mil Med, 181(8), 900–906. https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00262
Lovalekar, Mita T., John P. Abt, Timothy C. Sell, Takashi Nagai, Karen Keenan, Kim Beals, Scott M. Lephart, and Michael D. Wirt. “Descriptive Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Army 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division.Mil Med 181, no. 8 (August 2016): 900–906. https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00262.
Lovalekar MT, Abt JP, Sell TC, Nagai T, Keenan K, Beals K, et al. Descriptive Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Army 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division. Mil Med. 2016 Aug;181(8):900–6.
Lovalekar, Mita T., et al. “Descriptive Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Army 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division.Mil Med, vol. 181, no. 8, Aug. 2016, pp. 900–06. Pubmed, doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00262.
Lovalekar MT, Abt JP, Sell TC, Nagai T, Keenan K, Beals K, Lephart SM, Wirt MD. Descriptive Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Army 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division. Mil Med. 2016 Aug;181(8):900–906.

Published In

Mil Med

DOI

EISSN

1930-613X

Publication Date

August 2016

Volume

181

Issue

8

Start / End Page

900 / 906

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Sprains and Strains
  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Physical Fitness
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Military Personnel
  • Male
  • Humans