Neck pain during combat operations: an epidemiological study analyzing clinical and prognostic factors.

Unlabelled: STUDY DESIGN. Prospective observational study among soldiers medically evacuated out of theaters of combat operations for neck pain, with retrospective analysis of variables associated with return-to-duty.

Objectives: To provide an epidemiological overview of the burden of neck pain in deployed soldiers involved in combat operations and to identify factors associated with return-to-duty.