TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Increased depth of subcutaneous fat is protective against abdominal injuries in motor vehicle collisions
JO  - Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
A1  - Wang, Sherry C.
A1  - Bednarski, Brian
A1  - Patel, Sapna
A1  - Yan, Alice
A1  - Kohoyda-Inglis, Carla
A1  - Kennedy, T.
A1  - Link, Elizabeth
A1  - Rowe, S.
A1  - Sochor, Mark R.
A1  - Arbabi, Saman
SP  - 545
EP  - 559
VL  - 47
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N2  - The objective of this study was to determine the effect of differences in subcutaneous fat depth on adult injury patterns in motor vehicle collisions. Sixty-seven consecutive adult crash subjects aged 19-65 who received computed tomography of their chest, abdomen and pelvis as part of their medical evaluation and who consented to inclusion in the Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN) study were included. Subcutaneous fat was measured just lateral to the rectus abdominus muscle in a transverse section taken through the subject at the level of L4. Women had significantly greater subcutaneous fat depth than men. Increased subcutaneous fat depth was associated with significantly decreased injury severity to the abdominal region of females. A similar trend was noted in males although it did not reach statistical significance. Our findings suggest that increased subcutaneous fat may be protective against injuries by cushioning the abdominal region against injurious forces in motor vehicle collisions.
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SN  - 1540-0360
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -