TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Profiles of musculoskeletal injuries among Greek Army officer cadets during basic combat training
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Havenetidis, Konstantinos
A1  - Kardaris, Dionysios
A1  - Paxinos, Thrasivoulos
SP  - 297
EP  - 303
VL  - 176
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Injury prevalence and types of injury were recorded among Greek Army officer cadets during basic combat training (BCT). METHODS: Two hundred thirty-three male recruits from the Hellenic Army Academy were monitored for musculoskeletal injuries during a 7-week BCT period. RESULTS: Sixty-six (28.3%) recruits suffered from some form of injury, leading to 1.22 training days lost per study recruit. More than half of the injuries (51.3%) occurred in the first 2 weeks of the BCT, with ankle/foot strains and sprains being the most common injuries. CONCLUSION: Despite the absence of fractures and the low number of upper extremity injuries during the BCT, injury prevalence was high, with ankle- and foot-related injuries to be responsible for a long period of lost training days. Preventive efforts should focus on addressing the high rate of first-time and recurrent ankle ligament sprains and possible protective equipment to limit their frequency and severity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -