Evaluating Risk of Reinjury Among 1,274 Elite Army Airborne Soldiers

Abstract

Risk of reinjury is poorly quantified in the medical literature. Two general factors may compete to alter an individual's risk of reinjury. While an injured individual may be unable to participate in normal activities thereby lowering exposure to injurious activities, an injured individual may also be more likely to be injured if insufficient recovery time is possible after the initial injury. The objective of this report was to model the risk factors for a second injury given that a soldier had already been injured once. The study used a retrospective cohort design to follow 1214 airborne soldiers for periods up to 18 months.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA335718

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  • C. Bigelow
  • G. A. Schneider
  • P. Amoroso

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  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

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