@article{ref1,
title="Lower Extremity Fractures in Motor Vehicle Collisions: The Role of Driver Gender and Height",
journal="Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine",
year="1994",
author="Dischinger, Patricia C. and Kufera, Joseph A. and Kerns, Timothy J.",
volume="38",
number="",
pages="335-342",
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 with less than average height (5 feet 7 inches) 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.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1540-0360",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}