Relationship between individual payload weight and spondylolysis incidence in Turkish land forces.

CONCLUSIONSIncreased payload weight in military personnel is associated with spondylolysis, and commandos in the TLF have significantly heavier payloads, which causes an increased rate of spondylolysis compared to other units. Additionally, spondylolysis without adjacent-level changes on MRI could be undiagnosed. LBP in active military personnel who have a history of carrying heavy payloads should be evaluated extensively with both MRI and CT scans. PMID: 30544316 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Neurosurgical Focus - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurg Focus Source Type: research