Citation

Dischinger PC, Kerns TJ, Kufera JA. Annu. Proc. Assoc. Adv. Automot. Med. 1994; 38: 335-342.

Affiliation

National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Services, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

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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.

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