Military Medicine: recent articles

Performance of Military Tasks After Clavicle Plating  Management of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures in the military, a largely shoulder-bearing population, is controversial. We aimed to report the military-relevant functional outcomes after plate fixation. Huh, Jeannie1; A. Posner, Matthew2; Bear, Russell R.2; Banerjee, Rahul3; Owens, Brett D.4; Hsu, Joseph R.5; Military Medicine, Volume 176, Number 8, August 2011 , pp. 950-955(6).

Diagnoses and Mechanisms of Musculoskeletal Injuries in an Infantry Brigade Combat Team Deployed to Afghanistan Evaluated by the Brigade Physical Therapist Musculoskeletal injuries are the most common cause for disability in deployed environments. Current research is limited to body region affected by the injury. Objective: To determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal diagnoses and mechanisms of injury (MOI) as well as associations to specific Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) in a deployed Brigade Combat Team (BCT). Roy, Tanja C. Military Medicine, Volume 176, Number 8, August 2011 , pp. 903-908(6).

Orthopedic Injuries Before Combat Deployment—Will the Soldiers Be Ready for Combat When Their Unit Is Called Upon? Orthopedic injuries can occur anytime; but, before a known deployment, they can affect mission planning for commanders. A longitudinal cohort study of 158 soldiers with an orthopedic injury approximately 3 months before, and after, initial deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from a U.S. Army Brigade Combat Team was performed. Frank, Amy J. Military Medicine, Volume 176, Number 9, September 2011 , pp. 1015-1018(4).

Treatment of Trans-Scaphoid Perilunate Dislocations Using a Volar Approach With Scaphoid Osteosynthesis and Temporary Kirschner Wire Fixation Trans-scaphoid perilunate fracture dislocations (TSPLD) are uncommon injuries and constitute about 3% of all carpal injuries. Up to 25% of these high energy trauma cases go undiagnosed. Presented are 43 (3 female, 40 male) consecutive patients treated for dorsal TSPLD, all were closed fractures. Malović, Mario1; Pavić, Roman2; Milošević, Milan; Military Medicine, Volume 176, Number 9, September 2011 , pp. 1077-1082(6)