Foot and Ankle Injuries in the Military

Abstract

More than 80 % of military injuries occur in the lower extremities and the most frequent site of injury is the foot and ankle (Atmeida et al, 1996). Calcaneal fractures are one of the serious and debilitating injuries, which are difficult to treat and rehabilitate. The severity of the injury is dependent on the type of fracture. The most difficult to manage are the intra-articular fractures which occur in seventy five percent of all calcaneal fracture cases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA419092

Entities

People

  • Mark D. Grabiner

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Axial Loads
  • Bone And Bones
  • Bone Fractures
  • Foot
  • Foot Bones
  • Injury Prevention
  • Leg Injuries
  • Load Cells
  • Lower Extremity
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Simulations
  • Strain Gages
  • Tendons
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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