Degenerative cervical spine changes among early career fighter pilots:a 5-year follow-up

Autor: Keskimölö, T. (Tuomas), Pernu, J. (J.), Karppinen, J. (J.), Niinimäki, J. (J.), Oura, P. (P.), Leino, T. (T.), Honkanen, T. (T.)

Introduction: Degenerative changes of the cervical spine often cause disability and flight duty limitations among Finnish Air Force (FINAF) fighter pilots. We aimed to study the effect of +Gz exposure on degenerative changes in the cervical spine by

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Association Between Cumulative G-force Exposure and Cervical Spine Degenerative Changes.

Autor: Keskimölö T; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu 90220, Finland.; Research and Development Section, Centre for Military Medicine, Finnish Defence Forces, Helsinki 00290, Finland., Oura P; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu 90220, Finland., Honkanen T; Aeromedical Centre, Centre for Military Medicine, Finnish Defence Forces, Helsinki 00301, Finland.; Department of Leadership and Military Pedagogy, National Defence University, Helsinki 00860, Finland., Niinimäki J; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu 90220, Finland.; Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu 90220, Finland., Sovelius R; Aeromedical Centre, Centre for Military Medicine, Finnish Defence Forces, Helsinki 00301, Finland., Leino T; Department of Leadership and Military Pedagogy, National Defence University, Helsinki 00860, Finland.; Air Force Command Finland, Finnish Air Force, Tikkakoski 41161, Finland., Karppinen J; Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu 90220, Finland.; Oulu Regional Office, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu 90220, Finland.

Publikováno v: Military medicine [Mil Med] 2024 Sep 23. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 23.