Identifying Improvements in Treating Extremity Musculoskeletal Injuries During Prolonged Care
Although the combined impact of knee and ankle ligamentous injuries were ranked the highest, limitations in relative rankings and the existence of effective low-cost treatments for these injuries suggest that greater gains in unit effectiveness would come from focusing on developing solutions for fractures with higher human resource cost, such as leg and arm fractures. This information can be used to develop enhanced splints that can preserve unit readiness in the field.
Authors
- Paul D. Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6915-1390)
- W. Lee Childers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6119-983X)
- Sarah N. Pierrie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9237-1551)
- W. Brett Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0023-104X)
- A. Perry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1447-6179)
- Jonathan Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0864-6335)
- David B. King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6906-0982)
- Joseph F. Alderete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-360X)
- Garrett Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9139-8760)
Institutions
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation (US)
- Brooke Army Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (US)
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae404
- Primary Topic
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command