• Military medicine · May 1997

    A team approach to the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries suffered by Navy recruits: a method to decrease attrition and improve quality of care.

    • E W Kelly and L F Bradway.
    • Musculoskeletal Clinic, Naval Hospital Great Lakes, IL 60088, USA.
    • Mil Med. 1997 May 1; 162 (5): 354-9.

    AbstractIn 1991, musculoskeletal injuries prevented 488 recruits from completing basic training at the Naval Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. These losses cost the Navy an estimated $5 million. To respond to the large number of injured recruits, a multi-disciplinary team was developed in 1992. Along with this team, a three-tiered, systematic approach to injuries was implemented. These changes were associated with an increase in the recovery rate for injured recruits requiring physical therapy, a decrease in the amount of training time lost per injury, and fewer total lost training days due to musculoskeletal problems. In addition, this new system was associated with a decrease in the overall attrition rate for musculoskeletal injuries and a cost savings to the Navy of several million dollars per year.

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