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  • Employment in the Australian Army after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - a pilot study of 3 year postoperative outcomes

    Author(s)
    Weinrauch, Patrick Connor Lachlan
    Sharwood, P
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Weinrauch, Patrick C.
    Year published
    2006
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    Abstract
    This study examines the military employment of soldiers in the Australian Regular Army 3 years after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Patients undertaking ACL reconstruction were more likely to be assessed as medically unfit for military service compared to a control group undertaking an unrelated procedure (extraction of wisdom teeth), however overall discharge rates were not affected. 71 % of patients undertaking ACL reconstructions were considered fit for military service 3 years after surgery, allowing their participation in active operational duty.This study examines the military employment of soldiers in the Australian Regular Army 3 years after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Patients undertaking ACL reconstruction were more likely to be assessed as medically unfit for military service compared to a control group undertaking an unrelated procedure (extraction of wisdom teeth), however overall discharge rates were not affected. 71 % of patients undertaking ACL reconstructions were considered fit for military service 3 years after surgery, allowing their participation in active operational duty.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Military Medicine
    Volume
    15
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    http://jmvh.org/issue/volume-15-no-1/
    Subject
    Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/60565
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