Analysis of a Military Parachutist Injury - A Retrospective Review of Over 37,000 Landings ‡.

Conclusions: The material has revealed a significant relationship among physical fitness, number of parachute jumps, soldier's age, and traumatism. Ankle sprain is the most frequent parachute injury. Compared to the soldiers of other types of military forces, soldiers - parachutists run a higher risk for military disqualification in the aftermath of sustained injury.
PMID: 30462319 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Military Medicine - November 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research