%0 Journal Article
%T Lower Extremity Fractures in Motor Vehicle Collisions: The Role of Driver Gender and Height
%J Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
%D 1994
%A Dischinger, Patricia C.
%A Kufera, Joseph A.
%A Kerns, Timothy J.
%V 38
%N 
%P 335-342
%X 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>
%G en
%I Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
%@ 1540-0360
%U http://dx.doi.org/