Effectiveness of an outside-the-boot ankle brace in reducing parachuting related ankle injuries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the efficacy of an outside-the-boot parachute ankle brace (PAB) in reducing risk of ankle injury to army paratrooper trainees and to identify inadvertent risks associated with PAB use.

Design

The authors compared hospitalization rates for ankle, musculoskeletal, and other traumatic injury among 223,172 soldiers trained 1985-2002 in time periods defined by presence/absence of PAB use protocols. Multiple logistic regression analysis estimated adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals for injury outcomes, comparing pre and post brace periods to the brace protocol period.

Setting

A research database consisting of training rosters from the US Army Airborne training facility (Fort Benning, GA) occupational, demographic, and hospitalization

SUBMITTER: Schmidt MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1730230 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature