@article{ref1,
title="Comparison of injury rates between cadets with limb length inequalities and matched control subjects over 1 year of military training and athletic participation",
journal="Military medicine",
year="2006",
author="Goss, Donald Lee and Moore, J. H. Jr and Slivka, Erin M. and Hatler, Brian S.",
volume="171",
number="6",
pages="522-525",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To compare lower-limb overuse injury and low back pain incidence among cadets with and without limb length inequality (LLI) over 1 year of military training and athletic participation. METHODS: A total of 1,100 cadets were screened for LLIs; 126 of 1,100 were identified to have a LLI of > 0.5 cm and were assigned a matched control cadet. Injury rates, numbers of visits to sick call, and numbers of days spent on medical excusal during a 1-year period were then compared for the 252 cadets. RESULTS: There was no difference in prevalence of injury between the groups and no significant differences (p > 0.05) between the groups in injury rates, visits to sick call, or number of days spent on medical excusal. CONCLUSIONS: These findings do not support any increased incidence of injuries in a young, healthy, athletic, military population with mild LLIs, compared with matched control subjects without LLIs, over 1 year.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}