Military Medicine

TAMPA, Fla. — Compared with patients who undergo arthroscopic Bankart repair, patients who undergo open Latarjet surgery for subcritical glenoid bone loss have better outcomes and less physical restrictions, presented results showed.

Results showed self-reported functional outcomes may decline over time among patients with major lower extremity trauma, especially among those who underwent early amputation.

Army Colonel Benjamin “Kyle” Potter, MD, FACS, an orthopedic oncology specialist, has been selected to serve as chair of the department of surgery at Uniformed Services University’s Hebert School of Medicine, according to a press release.

Researchers found targeted muscle reinnervation used in military patients at the time of primary amputation or delayed amputation was safe and efficacious as a pain treatment method.

Researchers found targeted muscle reinnervation used in military patients at the time of primary amputation or delayed amputation was safe and efficacious as a pain treatment method.

Among military veterans, psychosis and bipolar disorder were more strongly linked to CVD events, such as MI and stroke and CVD mortality compared with other psychiatric diagnoses.

Vaccine coverage among military children is higher than the national average, but there are unique barriers that prevent military children from receiving their childhood vaccinations on time, according to findings published in Pediatrics.