TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Musculoskeletal injuries in British Army recruits: a prospective study of incidence in different Infantry Regiments
JO  - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
A1  - Sharma, Jagannath
A1  - Dixon, J.
A1  - Dalal, S.
A1  - Heagerty, R.
A1  - Spears, I.
SP  - 406
EP  - 411
VL  - 163
IS  - 6
N2  - BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal injuries and attrition incurred during basic military training are a significant socioeconomic burden across many Defence Forces. In order to plan an injury prevention strategy, the purpose of this study was to quantify the regiment-specific musculoskeletal injury patterns and training outcomes. <br><br>METHODS: This was a prospective observational study of the Parachute (n=734), Guards (n=1044), Line (n=3472) and Gurkha (n=458) Regiments of the British Army recruits during a 26-week basic military training programme over a 2-year period. The participant demographic characteristics were: age 18.9 years (SD±2.3), height 176.5 cm (SD±7.80), mass 69 kg (SD±9.7) and body mass index 22.14 kg/m2 (SD±2.5). <br><br>RESULTS: The incidence of injuries (86%, 46%, 48% and 10%) was significantly different (p<0.001) as were the first time pass out rates (p=0.02) of 38%, 51%, 56% and 98% for Parachute, Guards, Line and Gurkha, respectively. Overuse injuries were more frequently reported than both acute and recurrent injuries in all regiments (X2=688.01, p<0.01). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The disparity in injury incidence and training outcome between Infantry Regiments suggests that the demands of training be taken into account when devising injury prevention strategies.<br><br>© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0035-8665
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2016-000657
ID  - ref1
ER  -