Musculoskeletal Injuries in Female U.S. Active Duty Service Members: Prevalence/Incidence, Health Care Utilization, and Cost Analysis Spanning Fiscal Years 2016–2021- Military Medicine

c colahan, v pav, x yuan, b isaacson, l wagner, b hando

Musculoskeletal injuries (MSKIs) represent the most substantial and enduring threat to U.S. military readiness. Previous studies have focused on narrow surveillance periods, single branches of service, and used variable approaches for MSKI identification and classification. Therefore, the goals of this retrospective population study were to report the incidence, prevalence, and types of MSKIs sustained by active duty service members (ADSMs) across four Services in direct care (DC) and private sector care (PC) settings over fiscal years (FYs) 2010–2021, and to quantify and describe associated health care utilization and PC costs over the same period.

Courtney Colahan, Veronika Pav, Xiaoning Yuan, Brad Isaacson, Linzie Wagner, Ben Hando, Musculoskeletal Injuries in Female U.S. Active Duty Service Members: Prevalence/Incidence, Health Care Utilization, and Cost Analysis Spanning Fiscal Years 2016–2021, Military Medicine, Volume 189, Issue Supplement_4, November/December 2024, Pages 10–21, https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae308