Table 3 Summary of studies that focused on branch, length of service, load carriage, MOS, previous deployment, and status (active vs. reserve) as risk factors for MskIs Full size table There is strong scientific evidence for branches as a non-modifiable risk factor for MSkI. Length of serv...
Eight studies focused on the length of service as a risk factor for MSkIs (Table3). Half of the research was conducted within different branches of the US Armed Forces (4 studies), and the remaining studies were conducted within the militaries of Finland (2 studies), Israel, and the UK ...