title: Functional Capacity Evaluation-Military: Program Description and Case Series.
abstract: A functional capacity evaluation (FCE) evaluates the ability of an individual to perform activities related to employment. There is no FCE specific to the military population; therefore, a FCE for the military population (FCE-M) was developed to evaluate an injured service member's (SM) ability to return to duty. The FCE-M is herein described along with descriptions of three active duty SMs who completed the evaluation. The three SMs completed all categories of the FCE-M with the first two cases achieving a work-level classification of Heavy-Very Heavy and the third a classification of Medium-Heavy. The FCE-M provides a systematic assessment of performance of highly specified military tasks and may provide value in assessing readiness for returning to duty.
authors.affiliation: Military Performance Lab, Center for the Intrepid, Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234.
authors.forename: Jill M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cancio
authors.affiliation: Junior Fellow, Army Baylor Doctor of Science in Occupational Therapy, Fort Sam Houston Moreno Clinic, Building 1179, Room 1A21, 3100 Schofield Road, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.affiliation: Director, Center for the Intrepid, San Antonio Military Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234.
authors.forename: Kathleen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Yancosek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D009989:Orthotic Devices / Q000592:standards; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000592:standards; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation; D000078329:Workforce