@article{ref1,
title="A comparison of injuries, limited-duty days, and injury risk factors in infantry, artillery, construction engineers, and special forces soldiers",
journal="Military medicine",
year="2009",
author="Reynolds, Katy and Cosio-Lima, Ludmila and Bovill, Maria E. and Tharion, William and Williams, Jeffrey and Hodges, Tabitha",
volume="174",
number="7",
pages="702-708",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: We compared injuries/risk factors in infantry soldiers (I), construction engineers (CE), combat artillery (CA), and Special Forces (SF) during their operational and fitness activities. METHODS: Anthropometrics, ethnicity, and fitness data were collected before review of medical records. RESULTS: Injury rates for I, CE, and CA were 4.0, 7.2, and 5.5 injuries/100 soldier-months, respectively; over 70% of them resulted from overuse. SF soldiers had an injury rate of 3.5 injuries/100 soldier-months, 50% of them reported as traumatic. Average limited-duty days (LDDs) were threefold higher in SF. Smoking, BMI > or =25, and APFT run time for 3.2 km >14 minutes were risk factors in I. Caucasian ethnicity, height <170.2 cm, weight > or =90 kg, and BMI > or =25 were risk factors in CE and CA. Age >27 years old was a risk factor in SF. CONCLUSIONS: Greater emphasis should be placed on risk factor identification and testing strategies to reduce injuries among SF and other troops.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}