1. Sir, recently I went on my first exercise with a platoon of Territorial Army (TA) trainees to learn basic infantry skills. I wore my webbing equipment throughout the first day, carrying loads between 15 and 25 kgs. At 1700 hrs I noticed that my right thigh felt dead and that I could not identify pin-prick, touch, vibration or hot/cold sensations in an area which stretched from the lateral border of the right knee to 10 cms below the anterior superior iliac spine, covering the anterior and lateral aspects of the thigh. There was no alteration of sensation in the left thigh;(Editorial, Anon; Corps, Dental Officers J.R.Army Medical,1987
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