1Professor & HOD, Community Medicine, Azeezia Institute of Medical Sceinces & Research, Meeyanoor P.O., Kollam District, Kerala
2Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune
3Assistant Professor Cum Statistician, Dept of Community Medicine, Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune
Online published on 27 March, 2014.
A retrospective analysis of data for a period of five years was carried out to study the pattern of stress fractures amongst military recruits in three regimental centers (Two Infantry regimental centers and one of Signal) located in a large military station located in central India. The maximum of stress fractures occurs at 19th year of age. The Infantry recruits were significantly more affected. Muslim recruits were more affected which was statistically significant. Most stress fractures occurred within 6 months of training. Cases of fracture tibia were most common. Fracture femur was the second common site.
Stress Fracture, Military Recruits, Severe Training, Retrospective Analysis Fracture Tibia
