Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The spectrum of musculoskeletal injuries in the military -- The burden of musculoskeletal injuries in the military / Brett D. Owens and Kenneth L. Cameron -- Traumatic combat injuries / Andrew J. Schoenfeld and Philip J. Belmont -- The burden of deployment-related non-battle injuries (NBIs) and their impact on the musculoskeletal system / Kenneth L. Cameron -- Sports and exercise-related injuries in the military / Michael Garrison, Scott Dembowski, and Nathan Shepard -- Musculoskeletal injuries during military initial entry training / Scott D. Carow and Jennifer L. Gaddy -- Disability associated with musculoskeletal injuries / Chad A. Krueger and James R. Ficke -- Part II. The epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries by anatomic region -- Shoulder injuries / Christopher J. Tucker and Brett D. Owens -- Elbow, wrist, and hand injuries / Danielle L. Scher, Emily H. Shin, Jennifer M. Wolf, and Leon J. Nesti -- Hip injuries / Joseph T. Lanzi and Steven J. Svoboda -- Knee injuries / Jeremy McCallum and John M. Tokish -- Lower leg, ankle, and foot injuries / Brian R. Waterman, John Dunn, and Justin D. Orr -- Thoracic and lumbar spine injuries / Jeffrey B. Knox and Joseph Orchowski -- Cervical spine and neck injuries / Scott C. Wagner and Ronald A. Lehman -- Part III. Public health strategies for injury prevention and treatment in the military -- Application of the public health model for musculoskeletal injury prevention within the military / Kenneth L. Cameron -- Successful injury prevention interventions / Sarah J. de la Motte and Robert Oh -- Overcoming barriers to injury prevention in the military / Deydre S. Teyhen, Stephen L. Goffar, Timothy L. Pendergrass, Scott W. Shaffer, and Nikki Butler.