TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - A comparison of injuries, limited-duty days, and injury risk factors in infantry, artillery, construction engineers, and special forces soldiers
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Reynolds, Katy
A1  - Cosio-Lima, Ludmila
A1  - Bovill, Maria E.
A1  - Tharion, William
A1  - Williams, Jeffrey
A1  - Hodges, Tabitha
SP  - 702
EP  - 708
VL  - 174
IS  - 7
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -