@article{ref1,
title="Lower extremity fractures in motor vehicle collisions: the role of driver gender and height",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="1995",
author="Dischinger, Patricia C. and Kerns, Timothy J. and Kufera, Joseph A.",
volume="27",
number="4",
pages="601-606",
abstract="In a previous study it was noted that there was a higher incidence of lower-extremity fractures among women drivers. Analyses were based on a linkage between trauma registry and police crash report data. The present study addresses the issue of whether the differences noted are attributed to driver gender or are merely a reflection of differences in driver height. An inverse association was noted between driver height and the incidence of lower-extremity fractures. Those shorter than average (5'7") for this population had a 64% increase in lower-extremity fracture, which can be mainly attributed to ankle/tarsal injuries. Thus, the incidence of these injuries appears to be a function of driver height, with an increase among shorter drivers, most of whom are women.",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}