Reconstructive surgery during Operations Just Cause and Desert Storm.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective was to determine if the Mobile Device Outcomes-based Rehabilitation Program (MDORP) improved strength, mobility, and gait quality in service members (SMs) and Veterans with lower limb amputation (LLA). METHODS:Seven SMs and 10 Veterans with LLA enrolled and were trained to use a mobile senso...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Gaunaurd I,Gailey R,Springer B,Symsack A,Clemens S,Lucarevic J,Kristal A,Bennett C,Isaacson B,Agrawal V,Applegate B,Pasquina P

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Unit watch over suicidal patients by nonmedical soldiers is often necessary in a deployed environment, but this strategy's risks may outweigh its benefits in a garrison environment. This case study illustrates risks of unit watches that are difficult for medical personnel to effectively mitigate. The suicidal soldier ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Brown CS,Sheridan RJ Jr

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Interventions that encourage good nutrition-related behaviors in the dining environment can potentially influence the health of large numbers of military personnel. Thus, the Army has studied the effectiveness of implementing nutrition education and dining facility (DFAC) changes that included healthier re...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Armstrong NJ,Serrano EE,Cole RE,Bukhari AS,Jayne JM

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal was to describe the association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and in-service sexual harassment in a nationally representative sample of Department of Veterans Affairs PTSD disability applicants. METHOD:The study was a cross-sectional survey. RESULTS:Of 4,918 eligible veterans, 3,337...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Murdoch M,Polusny MA,Hodges J,Cowper D

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulatory aspects of generic drug substitution and the scientific concepts that serve as the basis for generic drug approval are discussed, with emphasis on the source of therapeutic equivalence information compiled by the Food and Drug Administration in Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluat...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Henderson JD,White GL Jr

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to provide information to assist in planning health promotion and wellness programs for military trainees. During their first semester at West Point, 179 cadets completed measures of holistic wellness, perceived stress, and mattering. The highest wellness scores were in areas of social support,...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Myers JE,Bechtel A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study is the first to our knowledge to examine associations of survey-reported dietary supplement use with medical record diagnoses, rather than retrospective self-reported supplement use at the time of the medical encounter or case reports of adverse events. Dietary supplement (DS) use and adverse ev...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Humphreys MA,Phillips CJ,Trone DW

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spine injuries are more prevalent among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans than among veterans of previous conflicts. The purpose of this investigation was to characterize the context, mode, and clinical outcomes of spine injuries sustained by U.S. military personnel in theater. Injury and clinical data from patients who s...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Szuflita NS,Neal CJ,Rosner MK,Frankowski RF,Grossman RG

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Increased helmet-mounted mass and specific neck postures have been found to be a cause of increased muscular activity and stress. However, pilots who use night vision goggles (NVG) frequently use counterweight (CW) equipment such as a lead mass that is attached to the back of the flight helmet to provide bal...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Harrison MF,Neary JP,Albert WJ,Veillette MD,Forcest C,McKenzie NP,Croll JC

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Physical therapy (PT) is a high-volume service that treats musculoskeletal injury and improves return-to-duty rates. Our experience suggests that no-show (NS) and patient cancellation (PC) rates increase the further appointment that is booked in the future, impede access to care, and increase the healthcar...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Baker SE,Silvernail J,Scoville C,Kushner S,Mabry L,Konitzer L,Easley S,Iveson B,Sims C,Stoeker S,Gudorf G

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the infleunce of three types of boot-sock systems on incidence and severity of foot blisters. Participants were 357 men undergoing U.S. Marine recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina. Each participant was assigned to one of three treatment groups. The first group wore the standard militar...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Knapik JJ,Hamlet MP,Thompson KJ,Jones BH

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the past few years, the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps have either incorporated or in the process of incorporating physical fitness tests that assess a soldier's fitness capability in a combat environment. In this article, we investigate how the U.S. Air Force Physical Fitness Test (AFPFT) events compare to si...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Worden T,White ED 3rd

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep water running (DWR) has become a well-recognized from of cardiovascular conditioning for injured athletes and has been used successfully to maintain running performance. DWR provides for decreased stress and weightbearing to injured tissue and joints, allows for maintenance of cardiovascular fitness and a trainin...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Burns AS,Lauder TD

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rules governing armed conflict are numerous and in many respects complex. In areas that are very complex, experts such as lawyers may be called in to assist, especially in the planning of military action. But the nature and tempo of warfare rarely allows a person in the field to enjoy such a luxury. Therefore, eve...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Baer HU,Kaar JF

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methemoglobinemia is a potentially life-threatening complication of local anesthetic sprays employed in upper endoscopy. There is limited information available on the incidence of this complication, and no prospective trial has ever undertaken to evaluate subclinical levels of methemoglobinemia. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hall NM,Jones FJ,Ainsworth CR,Fincher RK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Goodpasture's syndrome, or anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease, is a rare pulmonary-renal syndrome that results from autoantibody-mediated destruction of alveolar and glomerular basement membranes. It is defined by the triad of pulmonary hemorrhage (hemoptysis), glomerulonephritis (hematuria), and cir...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Lettieri C,Pina J

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the circumstances surrounding an intense, constant pain in the temporal region (visual analog scale 9-10) experienced by a 22-year-old combat officer in the Israel Defense Forces following a mild facial injury. The officer's wound included penetration of shrapnel particles into the facial skin, ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Zadik Y

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nutritional information seldom reaches individuals with the most unhealthful dietary habits. OBJECTIVE:To explore whether an intervention focusing on a combination of nutritional information and increased availability of vegetables, fruits, and semi whole grain bread was effective to raise the intake, and k...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Uglem S,Råberg Kjøllesdal MK,Frølich W,Wandel M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient originally diagnosed with clinically definite multiple sclerosis whose actual diagnosis of conversion disorder was revealed when his examination was found to be fictitious, his radiological, electrophysiological, and biochemical tests were determined to be normal, and his symptoms were reversed t...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Russo MB,Brooks FR,Fontenot J,Dopler BM,Neely ET,Halliday AW

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudolymphomas of the breast are extremely rare: the etiology of these lesions is unclear, but some believe they may represent a response to local injury. Although morphologically similar to malignant lymphomas, they are benign. Here we report a case of pseudolymphoma of the breast and present a review of the literat...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Maldonado ME,Sierra RD

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Respiratory tract infections (RTI), such as those caused by influenza viruses and, more recently, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, pose a significant burden to military health care systems and force readiness. The gut microbiota influences immune function, is malleable, and may provide ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Karl JP

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Volunteering as a health promotion intervention is positively related to improved health and well-being in civilians and older adults. Yet, the impacts of participating in a community-based volunteering program on returning military veterans have not been studied, nor have the outcomes for veterans who hav...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Lawrence KA,Matthieu MM,Robertson-Blackmore E

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Military personnel during training and military operations are exposed to a large number of repeated exposures to low-level blast overpressure from a variety of sources. These exposures rarely produce a concussion, but anecdotal evidence from soldiers indicates that it can still cause transient neurologica...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Medda A,Funk R,Ahuja K,Kamimori G

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of American military surgeons to the development of orthopedic surgery has not previously been explored. The experiences of American military surgeons in conflicts from the Civil War to Iraq and Afghanistan have advanced the orthopedic discipline, resulting in important developments within the field, ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Schoenfeld AJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia can compromise readiness of recruits and service members operating in confined spaces. Often respiratory pathogens are implicated in outbreaks. In July 2008, 5 Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL students entering an intense period of training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado reported with c...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Coon RG,Balansay MS,Faix DJ,Hawksworth AW,Patterson MB,Blair PJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The military dietary reference intakes (MDRIs), outlined in Army Regulation 40-25, OPNAVINST 10110.1/MCO10110.49, AFI 44-141, establish standards intended to meet the nutrient requirements of Warfighters. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to comprehensively compare the revised MDRIs, published in 20...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Lutz LJ,Gaffney-Stomberg E,Karl JP,Hughes JM,Guerriere KI,McClung JP

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoniazid prophylaxis is a major part of the U.S. Air Force tuberculosis (TB) screening program and is closely tied to the efforts to eliminate TB. If a facility has a low prevalence rate of TB and there is no sound epidemiological evidence to rule out a false-positive TB skin test, a higher threshold for what constit...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Popper SE,Hebrink ST,Smith DA,Stewart TB

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The federal initiative for electronic health record (EHR) interoperability began in 2000 and set the stage for the establishment of the 2004 Executive Order for EHR interoperability by 2014. This article discusses the chronology from the 2001 e-Government Consolidated Health Informatics (CHI) initiative through the cu...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hufnagel SP

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Military veterans diagnosed with dementia compose a large portion of our population. Often ignored are their caregivers and their plight as well as the availability, quality, and accessibility of health care for this demographic. The purpose of this systematic literature review is three fold: to identify o...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Mileski M,Scott Kruse C,Brooks M,Haynes C,Collingwood Y,Rodriguez R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambulatory care federal pharmacists may be readily used by beneficiaries to obtain verbal and written pharmaceutical and/or medical information because of their high visibility and accessibility. In addition to information provided for prescription medications, pharmacists may provide medication and disease informatio...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Huntzinger PE

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00