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- Title
Descriptive Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Naval Special Warfare Sea, Air, and Land Operators.
- Authors
Lovalekar, Mita; Abt, John P.; Sell, Timothy C.; Wood, Dallas E.; Lephart, Scott M.
- Abstract
The purpose of this analysis was to describe medical chart reviewed musculoskeletal injuries among Naval Special Warfare Sea, Air, and Land Operators. 210 Operators volunteered (age: 28.1 ± 6.0 years, height: 1.8 ± 0.1 m, weight: 85.4 ± 9.3 kg). Musculoskeletal injury data were extracted from subjects' medical charts, and injuries that occurred during 1 year were described. Anatomic location of injury, cause of injury, activity when injury occurred, and injury type were described. The frequency of injuries was 0.025 per Operator per month. Most injuries involved the upper extremity (38.1% of injuries). Frequent anatomic sublocations for injuries were the shoulder (23.8%) and lumbopelvic region of the spine (12.7%). Lifting was the cause of 7.9% of injuries. Subjects were participating in training when 38.1% of injuries occurred and recreational activity/sports when 12.7% of injuries occurred. Frequent injury types were strain (20.6%), pain/spasm/ache (19.0%), fracture (11.1%), and sprain (11.1%). The results of this analysis underscore the need to investigate the risk factors, especially of upper extremity and physical activity related injuries, in this population of Operators. There is a scope for development of a focused, customized injury prevention program, targeting the unique injury profile of this population.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MUSCULOSKELETAL system injuries; SAILORS' injuries; SPINAL injuries; SHOULDER injuries; SPORTS injuries risk factors; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; INJURY risk factors; ARM injuries; COMPARATIVE studies; EXERCISE; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RECREATION; RESEARCH; MILITARY personnel; WOUNDS &; injuries; EVALUATION research; RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2016, Vol 181, Issue 1, p64
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00655