TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Comparison of injury rates between cadets with limb length inequalities and matched control subjects over 1 year of military training and athletic participation
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Goss, Donald Lee
A1  - Moore, J. H. Jr
A1  - Slivka, Erin M.
A1  - Hatler, Brian S.
SP  - 522
EP  - 525
VL  - 171
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -