Knee-Related Injuries and Disabilities in the U.S. Army, 1980–1987

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• Personal Author:
  Amoroso PJ ; Bigelow C ; Fisher D ; Mundt KA ; Sulsky SI
• Description:
  This report identifies predictors of occupational knee injury and knee-related disability; demonstrates that a series of case-control comparisons can be used to identify differences in the determinants of these outcomes; and demonstrates that data collected for administrative purposes represent a cost- effective resource for epidemiologic research. Methods: Using the Total Army Injury and Health Outcomes Database (TAIHOD), we conducted separate case-control comparisons of occupational knee injury and knee-related disability discharge from active duty service. Results: Among men and women, non-whites were at about 30% lower risk than whites for both outcomes. There was increasing risk of both injury and disability with increasing age for women, and for disability among men. Duration of service (positive) and pay grade (negative) were associated with both outcomes for men and women. Other risk factors differed for men and women by outcome, and the final models included different parameters for each gender. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Demography Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Demographic-characteristics Disabled-workers Injuries Knee-injuries Military-personnel Occupational-hazards Risk-analysis Risk-factors Sampling Traumatic-injuries

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-143
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026294
• NTIS Accession Number:
  ADA383891
• Citation:
  USARIEM Technical Report T00-24 2000 Sep; :1-143
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Traumatic Injuries
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19990901
• Source Full Name:
  U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20010831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dfda8d4d00c6c1abdb56da2ae762cd96abc5c2bfdf4cceb5611aa356cc3280ad23b414b8f1994a816a3edaef07d0f32b9d824be0ebdeb120a058f6f367c3d97
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197255/cdc_197255_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 19.30 MB ]