TY - JOUR

T1 - Musculoskeletal sports medicine injuries in special operations forces soldiers

AU - Lendal, Marius Sartvin

AU - Kjaer, Michael

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Musculoskeletal injuries (MSI) normally related to sports occur to a large degree during physical activity in soldiers from special operations forces (SOF) and are the leading course for disability in military personnel. Efforts to prevent these injuries have been initiated through human performance optimization programs in several SOF ' s. However, to provide the best conditions for the development of such strategies initially a comprehensive description of the injury epidemiology in this very unique population is required. Overall, studies indicate that more than half of SOF Operators-who have training amounts similar to elite athletes-experience one sports-related injury per year, and the most common sites of injury are the shoulder, lumbar spine, and knee. Around half the injuries are acute, and the other 50% are chronic injuries. Although the type of injury is mapped, there is a lack of data regarding causes, mechanisms, and severity of injuries.

AB - Musculoskeletal injuries (MSI) normally related to sports occur to a large degree during physical activity in soldiers from special operations forces (SOF) and are the leading course for disability in military personnel. Efforts to prevent these injuries have been initiated through human performance optimization programs in several SOF ' s. However, to provide the best conditions for the development of such strategies initially a comprehensive description of the injury epidemiology in this very unique population is required. Overall, studies indicate that more than half of SOF Operators-who have training amounts similar to elite athletes-experience one sports-related injury per year, and the most common sites of injury are the shoulder, lumbar spine, and knee. Around half the injuries are acute, and the other 50% are chronic injuries. Although the type of injury is mapped, there is a lack of data regarding causes, mechanisms, and severity of injuries.

KW - human performance optimization programs

KW - injury epidemiology

KW - musculoskeletal injuries

KW - special operations forces

KW - RISK-FACTORS

KW - DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY

KW - AIRBORNE OPERATIONS

KW - LOAD CARRIAGE

KW - ARMY RANGERS

KW - MILITARY

KW - OVERUSE

KW - AIR

KW - SURVEILLANCE

KW - PERFORMANCE

U2 - 10.1002/tsm2.291

DO - 10.1002/tsm2.291

M3 - Review

VL - 4

SP - 872

EP - 881

JO - Translational Sports Medicine

JF - Translational Sports Medicine

SN - 2573-8488

IS - 6

ER -