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Blind versus Deaf Children: Who is More Disabled in Terms of Motor Performance and Quality of Life
(Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 2019) Al Jalal, Reema Mousa Mansour; اسماعيل، علاء إبراهيم
Within military population musculoskeletal injuries especially during sports and its related risk factors are high. They result in time consuming for treatment and rehabilitation, deters participation in some service roles and presents a humongous challenge in military services. Among common injuries are those of the knee. Although the great number of researches about knee injuries among military population, none of them was done to quantify that problem in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Purpose of the study: to explore the prevalence of knee injuries and risk factors among active duty military personnel in KSA. Significance of the study: this study draws attention of military medical teams and officials regarding the magnitude of knee injuries and supportive tools required to develop strategies to modify its risk factors, minimize its consequences and provoke researches into injuries prevention. Methods: This is a retrospective study included 2230 persons from all military branches with knee injuries between 2010 to 2016. Data collected from Saudi military hospitals and statistically analysed using correlations and regression models. Results: This study focused on 2230 patients with knee injuries. Their mean age was 42.73 and SD ±16.343. The frequency distribution showed that ACL injuries were the most common of knee injuries in the military population at 45.2% followed by meniscus injury (24.9%) and internal derangement (10.1%) with incidence rate 4.57, 0.25 and 0.10 respectively. Other incidences were negligible and representing only 0.1%. Chi square test revealed sports are the most contributing factor accounting for 30.5% of all knee injuries followed by twisting injuries at 25% (P = 0.000). Conclusion: This study revealed that injuries to the ACL which represent 45.2% followed by meniscal injuries which represent 24.9 % of all knee injuries are the most common knee injury among active-duty military personnel in KSA. Sports activities were the commonly cited factor influencing the incidence of knee injuries.
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