Citation

Cameron KL, Owens BD. Clin. Sports Med. 2014; 33(4): 573-589.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keller Army Hospital, United States Military Academy, 900 Washington Road, West Point, NY 10996, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.csm.2014.06.004

PMID

25280610

Abstract

Because of the volume of sports-related musculoskeletal injuries experienced by military service members, the US Department of Defense has begun to implement the sports medicine model of care to improve the access, efficiency, and effectiveness of care for solders who experience musculoskeletal injuries related to sports and training. In this article, the burden of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions related to sports and physical fitness training within the military is reviewed, and the application of the sports medicine model to care for these injuries in military service members is described.

Language: en