TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - The burden and management of sports-related musculoskeletal injuries and conditions within the U.S. Military JO - Clinics in sports medicine A1 - Cameron, Kenneth L. A1 - Owens, Brett D. SP - 573 EP - 589 VL - 33 IS - 4 N2 - Because of the volume of sports-related musculoskeletal injuries experienced by military service members, the US Department of Defense has begun to implement the sports medicine model of care to improve the access, efficiency, and effectiveness of care for solders who experience musculoskeletal injuries related to sports and training. In this article, the burden of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions related to sports and physical fitness training within the military is reviewed, and the application of the sports medicine model to care for these injuries in military service members is described.

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LA - en SN - 0278-5919 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2014.06.004 ID - ref1 ER -