Abstract
BackgroundThe epidemiological patterns of musculoskeletal injuries or disorders in military personnel have not been well documented and a better understanding is required for proper preventative measures and treatment. Here, we investigated musculoskeletal injuries or disorders among members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.MethodsAll orthopedic patients (n = 22,340) who consulted to Japan Self-Defense Forces Hospitals were investigated for their type of injury or disorder, the injured body part, the mechanism, and the cause of injuries.ResultsThirty-nine percent of the cases were classified as traumatic injuries, and 61% were classified as non-traumatic disorders. Of the traumatic injury patients, the injured body part was the upper extremity in 32%, the trunk in 23%, and the lower extremities in 45% of the cases. The most common injured body location was the knee followed by the hand/finger and ankle. Exercise was the most common cause of injury, followed by traffic accident and military training.Contusions were the most common traumatic injuries, followed by sprains and fractures. Of non-traumatic disorders, the lower extremities were reported as the injured part in 43% of the disorders. Lumbar spine disorders were the most common non-traumatic disorders, followed by tendon and joint disorders.ConclusionsOver one-third of orthopedic cases among members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces are traumatic injuries, with the knee being the body part most commonly injured and exercise being the leading cause of injury.
Highlights
The epidemiological patterns of musculoskeletal injuries or disorders in military personnel have not been well documented and a better understanding is required for proper preventative measures and treatment
Because military personnel are homogeneous and closed society, they are an appropriate population for epidemiological study, and many studies relating to musculoskeletal injury or
This was the first epidemiological surveillance of young, athletic population of Japanese military members, This study revealed that body height and weight was very homogeneous, and all of the population belong to the Japan Self-Defense Forces
Summary
The epidemiological patterns of musculoskeletal injuries or disorders in military personnel have not been well documented and a better understanding is required for proper preventative measures and treatment. We investigated musculoskeletal injuries or disorders among members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Increasing the amount of physical activity increases the risk of musculoskeletal injuries or disorders. No previous studies of musculoskeletal disorders in a young military population in Japan. The purpose of the present study was to survey musculoskeletal injuries and disorders among military personnel in the Japan Self-Defense Forces, to analyze risk factors, and to compare to other athletic, military, and Japanese populations. Ultimate aim of this study was to minimize these factors to prevent such musculoskeletal injuries or disorders in the Japanese Self Defense Forces members
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