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TABLE 3 Cont.
Authors (year) Injury definition Study demographics Main findings
Hughes and No injury definition Country: Australia Injury numbers:
Weinrauch Year(s): February 2004– • 31 total injuries
(2008) 44 February 2005 • 28 injured soldiers over 554 (5.05%)
ADF 4th RAR (Commando) Anatomical location:
Operators • Coccyx, 6 (19.4%)
No demographic data • Shoulder, 5 (16.1%)
• Lumbar, 4 (12.9%)
• Ankle, 4 (12.9%)
Nature of injury:
• Contusion/soft tissue, 16
• Fracture, 8
Parachuting injuries data:
• Land descents 7.8% (24/307)
• Water descents 1.6% (4/247)
• By weight (kg):
• 91–100 (5.4%)
• >100 (12.5%)
By time:
• Night descents (2.2%, 1/ 46)
Daytime descents (5.3%, 27/508)
Reynolds et al. An injury was defined as Country: U.S.A. Injury numbers:
(2009) 32 any injury-related clinic visit Year(s): 2 years, no specific time • Total injuries, 297
resulting from operational U.S. Army 10th SFG(A) Operators • Total injured n=86 (53%)
or physical fitness training. Nature of injury:
Overuse injuries were n=162 • Tear/rupture, 65 (21.9%)
defined as musculoskeletal All males • Fracture, 61 (20.5%)
complaints of an insidious Age: 30.5±6.0 years • Dislocation, 6 (2%)
onset caused by cumulative Height: 178.8±0.1cm • Traumatic, 150 (50.5%)
trauma. Traumatic injuries • Overuse/soft tissue inflammatory, 147 (49.5%)
were specified as injuries Weight 83.8±10.5kg Over 80% of injuries were caused by physical
resulting from a single acute BMI 25.9±2.8 training and sports.
event.
Hollingsworth No injury definition Country: U.S.A. Injury numbers:
(2009) 33 Year(s): 2007–2008 • 41 total injuries
MARSOC 1st Marine Raider Battalion, • 28 injured Operators 32%
Delta Coy Anatomical location:
n=87 • Knee, 10
• Low back, 7
All male • Ankle, 6
Age: 26.8±4.3 years • Training days lost: 6.03 average (0–60 d)
Years of service 7.6±3.9
Deaton and No injury definition Country: U.S.A. Injury numbers:
Roby (2010) 34 Year(s): October 2008–January 2009 • 8 Operators injured over 972 low static line
parachute jumps
U.S. Marine Reconnaissance • Overall injury rate: 8.2/1000 (0.8%)
No demographic data
Anatomical location:
• Upper leg or knee, 4 (50%)
• Head or neck, 3 (37.5%)
• Ankle, 1 (12.5%)
Parachuting injury data:
• Improper parachute landing falls, 4 (50%)
• Landing hazards, 2 (25%)
• Improper exit technique, 1 (12.5%)
• Improper gear configuration, 1 (12.5%)
Abt et al. For the purposes of this Country: U.S.A. Injury numbers:
(2014) 35 analysis, an unintentional Year(s): 12 months, no specific time • 26 total injuries
musculoskeletal injury USASOC 3rd SFG • 24.5 injuries/100 subjects/year
was defined as an injury • 20.8 injured Soldiers/100 subjects/year
to the musculoskeletal Operators Anatomical location:
system (bones, ligaments, n=106 • LE 50%
muscles, tendons, etc.) that, Age: 31.7±5.3 years • UE 34.6%
if occurring after enlistment, Height 179±5.5cm • Spine 7.7%
resulted in alteration in • Head/face 7.7%
tactical activities, tactical Weight 85.9±10.9kg Sublocation:
training, or PT for a Years of experience 11±5.5 • Knee, 6 (23.1%)
minimum of 1 day, regardless • Shoulder, 6 (23.1%)
if medical attention was • Ankle, 3 (11.5%)
sought.
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