BIOSCIENCES BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASIA, August 2014. Vol. 11(2), 767-771 * To whom all correspondence should be addressed. Tel. : +989121486345; E-mail: shekarchi.babak@yahoo.com Joint Degenerative Disorder Epidemiology in Military Patients by MRI and Comparison with Civilian Patients Mohammad Hosein Lashkari 1 , Babak Shekarchi 2 * and Mohammad Soltani 3 1 Department of Surgery, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran. 2 Department of Radiology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran. 3 MD Radiologist, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/1334 (Received: 04 May 2014; accepted: 19 June 2014) Skeletal-muscle problems are considered as a major cause of disability in developed countries. The articular surface Damages and in the higher levels of disease, subchondral bone injuries, indicate degenerative joint disease progression. Military forces, as a non-communicable disease imposing an extra burden on the health system of armed forces, is paid attention more than before. This study is aimed to investigate the findings of the correlation of demographic and anthropometric images in military patients suffering from pain and to compare the results with civilain patients.76 patients referred to Imam Reza Hospital were selected after filling out the personal information and consent forms. Painful Joint pain levels were measured by the numerical scale of Osteoarthritis Index WOMAC (with scoring from 0 = no pain to 10 = maximum pain) by the patient is recorded. MRI images of knee were performed using a circular knee coil by a 1.5 Tesla imaging device, Siemens product. The results were analyzed by SPSS software.The incidence of Talus type I, II, IIA, IIIAVN is rather in military personnel than civilian. The parameters of March fracture (p =0.012) and Calcaneus stress fx (p=0/028) had a more statistical significant difference in Military personnel than civilians (p<0.012). All other parameters are also more in the military than civilians, although the differences were not significant.In recent sturdy, it was specified that the people with military jobs are more susceptible to the joint damages compared to civilians. It seems that it is necessary to use MRI techniques for early diagnosis and the initiation of preventive and therapeutic measures Key word: Ankle, Military, MRI, Subchondral bone disorders. In recent decades, the extent of injuries, diseases and work-related accidents has increased with the industrialization of developing countries. One of the most important assets of any organization, especially military organizations is human resources. Therefore, the health of each employee significantly affects the performance of the organization. Skeletal - muscle problems is considered as one of the main causes of disablement in developed societies 1 Restriction of activities, pain, loss of working hours, stress and economic burden all are of the problems associated with skeletal - muscle abnormalities. Degenerative joint disease is the most common rheumatic diseases around the world 2 . In the research conducted outside of Iran, more than 40% of people over age 70 suffer from osteoarthritis of the ankle. This debilitating diseases associate with lowing quality of life and the prevalence of these diseases is recently increasing with the increase in life expectancy 3 Knee pain is the greatest source of disability in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee 4, 5 The importance of investigating the musculoskeletal diseases and especially degenerative joint diseases has been paid more attention than before as the most common cause of musculoskeletal disability in the armed forces, as one of non-communicable diseases which will